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Gel Preparation

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Gel Preparation Protocol Steps

TBE Buffer

Agarose

Mixing Buffer and Agarose

Make Gel

Store Gel

Measure Agarose


You will be making an agarose gel. Agarose comes in powdered form and is based on a gelling compound found in seaweed. Researchers in the CSI laboratory typically use a 1% agarose gel. A 1% gel will be less dense than the 2% gel and will provide less resistance to the molecules.
WEIGH AGAROSE
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