NEET 2011 · Class 12

Biotechnology: Principles and Processes

Agarose extracted from sea weeds is used in

  1. (A)spectrophotometry
  2. (B)tissue culture
  3. (C)PCR
  4. (D)gel electrophoresis

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Agarose gel electrophoresis is employed to check the progression of a restriction enzyme digestion.

Chapter
Biotechnology: Principles and Processes
Section
9.3.2 Cutting of DNA at Specific Locations
Page
11
Words matched
14 of 14

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6667, emb=1.0, combined=0.8667). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'Agarose gel electrophoresis is employed', which directly and conclusively establishes that agarose is used in gel electrophoresis, matching option D.

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