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Running a lower % agarose gel would A) increase the separation of both the high

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Question

Running a lower % agarose gel would

A) increase the separation of both the high and lower molecular weight DNA fragments

B) decrease the separation of both the higher and lower molecular weight DNA fragments

C) increase the separation of the lower molecular weight DNA fragments, but decrease the separation of the high molecular weight DNA fragments

D) Decrease the separation of the lower molecular weight DNA fragements, but increase the separation of the higher molecular weight DNA fragments

E) would not change the relative distances the individual bands migrate within the gel

Explanation / Answer

C) increase the separation of the lower molecular weight DNA fragments, but decrease the separation of the high molecular weight DNA fragments