Question

The combined mixture of all labeled DNA fragments is electrophoresed to _____ the fragments by______ and the ladder of fragments is scanned for the presence of each of the four labels.

• A. separate, size
• B. separate, pH
• C. assimilate, pH
• D. assimilate, size

Answer 1

Answer:

A. separate, size

A computer program then determines the probable order of the bands and predicts the sequence. Depending on the actual procedure being used, one run may generate a reliable sequence of as many as 500 nucleotides.