Gel Electrophoresis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012138",
  "term": "Gel Electrophoresis",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Gel electrophoresis is a method of separating large molecules (such as DNA fragments or proteins) from a mixture of similar molecules by electrophoretic filtration through a gelatinous matrix. Subject to an electric field, each molecule in the sample mixture migrates through the matrix at a different rate, depending mainly on electrical charge and size, resulting in spatial separation within the matrix of each molecular species in the sample mixture. Agarose and acrylamide in a cylindrical tube or slab gel are commonly used media for electrophoresis of proteins and nucleic acids.\n\n2. a process for separating molecules by forcing them to migrate through a gel under the influence of an electric field.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus",
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/gel-electrophoresis/"
}