gel electrophoresis

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Definition of gel electrophoresis in English English dictionary

Gel electrophoresis is a technique used for the separation of deoxyribonucleic acid, ribonucleic acid, or protein molecules through an electric charge. It is usually performed for analytical purposes, but may be used as a preparative technique to partially purify molecules prior to use of other methods such as mass spectrometry, RFLP, PCR, cloning, DNA sequencing, or Southern blotting for further characterization

Electrophoresis performed in a gel composed of agarose, polyacrylamide, or starch

Related Terms

temperature gradient gel electrophoresis

Temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TGGE) is a form of electrophoresis where there is a temperature gradient across the gel. TGGE is useful for analyzing nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA, and sometimes for proteins. TGGE is a highly specialized technique practiced by a relatively small number of scientists

Hyphenation

gel e·lec·tro·pho·re·sis

Turkish pronunciation

cel îlektrōfôrîsîs

Pronunciation

/ˈʤel əlektrōfôˌrəsəs/ /ˈʤɛl ɪlɛktroʊfɔːˌrɪsɪs/