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How does one visualize DNA on an agar - gel ?

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To make the DNA visible in the gel, Ethidium bromide is added to the gel solution and the buffer. This positively charged polycyclic compound birds to DNA inserting itself between the base pairs. Southern blotting may also be used as visualization technique for agarose gels.
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