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Sciences > Cellular Biology The basics of gel electrophoresis

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Electrophoresis is the movement of charged particles in an electrical field, first characterised in solutions by F.F. Reuss. In short, the higher the voltage, the lower the viscosity of the medium; the smaller the charged particle and the greater the charge on that particle the faster it will move. This is used in microbiology to determine the size of unknown particles by making all variables constant, so that the size becomes the sole determining factor in how fast the particle moves. In gel electrophoresis a solution of large biological molecules (DNA, RNA or protein of unknown size and/...

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