Agarose Gel Electrophoresis with Food Color: Teacher Guide

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Teacher guide. What is electrophoresis? In this activity, students use agarose gel electrophoresis to determine the composition of various food color mixtures. Students learn how molecules can be separated and identified by electrophoresis. This activity is a good introduction to electrophoresis that requires a minimum of special reagents, and we like to do this lab before working with gel electrophoresis of DNA.

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Date Of Record Release	2009-10-12 16:30:51
Description	Teacher guide. What is electrophoresis? In this activity, students use agarose gel electrophoresis to determine the composition of various food color mixtures. Students learn how molecules can be separated and identified by electrophoresis. This activity is a good introduction to electrophoresis that requires a minimum of special reagents, and we like to do this lab before working with gel electrophoresis of DNA.
Classification	Laboratory Services -- Biotechnology
Resource Type	Classroom Activity Curriculum Lab Activity Lesson Plan
Format	Text
Subject	Teaching--Aids and devices Biotechnology Biotechnology--Study and teaching Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
Source	Biotechnology Project
Keyword	Teacher guide, DNA
Selector	Stith
Date Of Record Creation	2009-10-12 16:28:05
Education Level	Primary (K-2) Intermediate (3-5) Middle (6-8) High School (9-12) K - 12
Date Last Modified	2009-10-12 16:30:51
Language	English

Date Record Checked: 2009-10-12 00:00:00 (W3C-DTF)

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