gels and blotting
A glossary of electrophoresis terms
Define anode, cathode, sieving, mobility, stacking, resolving, electroendosmosis, Rf, and leading dye for an honest gel reading.
8 October 2026 · 8 min read
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Agarose gel electrophoresis for DNA
How agarose percentage, buffer and a size ladder turn a DNA sample into a band, and what that band does and does not prove about identity.
8 October 2026 · 8 min read
gels and blotting
Smiling bands and uneven gels
Define smile, frown, smear, and diffusion, and trace each band shape to heat, salt, overload, pour, buffer level, or speed.
8 October 2026 · 7 min read