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Agarose Gel Electrophoresis for the Separation of DNA Fragments
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Separation of RNA according to Size: Electrophoresis of RNA through Agarose Gels Containing Formaldehyde
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
|February 2, 2022
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Samples of RNA may be denatured by treatment with formamide and separated by electrophoresis through agarose gels containing formaldehyde. In this method, RNA is fractionated by electrophoresis through an agarose gel containing 2.2 m formaldehyde.
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