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el electrophoresis separates fragments of DNA according to what property? Length in nucleotides Organism they originate from Protein they code for

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el electrophoresis separates fragments of DNA according to what property? Length in nucleotides Organism they originate from Protein they code for

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Gel electrophoresis separates fragments of DNA according to their length in nucleotides. The process works by applying an electric field to a gel matrix, which causes the negatively charged DNA fragments to move towards the positive electrode. The smaller fragments move faster and therefore travel further through the gel, while the larger fragments move slower and travel a shorter distance. This results in a pattern of bands that represent different DNA fragment sizes. The organism they originate from or the protein they code for does not affect the separation.

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