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Discuss the mobility of different sizes and shape of the DNA on the agarose gel, and...

Discuss the mobility of different sizes and shape of the DNA on the agarose gel, and which
band is closest to the positive electrode and which is the closest to the negative electrode?

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Agarose is a porous substance and here DNA moves from negative electrode to positive electrode. . So it can isolate DNA according to their size and shape. The DNA which is smaller in size moves faster in comparison to DNA of larger size. So, in a gel, large sized DNA remain in the upper portion, near the negative pole and small sized DNA molecules remain towards the positive pole. Intermediate sized DNA remain in between depending upon their size.

Depending upon shape, Nicked DNA remain in the upper portion, hen remain the linear DNA. Below linear DNA, remain the supercoiled DNA and below it remain the circular, single stranded DNA molecules.

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