Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level
Agarose gel
What Agarose gel means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Agarose gel
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Acts as a molecular sieve so that shorter DNA fragments travel further and faster than longer fragments in a given time.
Topics that use Agarose gel
- Topic 6: Immunity, Infection and Forensics (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Active immunity
- Alternative splicing
- Antibiotic stewardship
- Antibody
- Antigen
- Application of molecular techniques to plants and animals
- Artificial passive immunity
- B effector cells
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