Lab 5 Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
What is the purpose of the dye in gel electrophoresis?
A
1) Provides density so you can see that you are loading in gel correctly
2) Moves more quickly through gel than DNA so you can know when to stop the voltage
2
Q
What does E Value represent in a BLAST?
A
The chance that the match is by chance
3
Q
What does BLAST do?
A
Compares 16s RNA base sequence of unknown bacteria against a database of known base sequences
4
Q
What can you tell by the gel electropheresis?
A
The size of the fragment of DNA
