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Rank these oligonucleotides according to distance traveled in an electrophoretic separation

TTTGCGTATTT

AGGGAAG

GTATGTTCACCCGTC

CTACGTGCG

AAACT

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The larger the oligonucleotide, the less distance it will travel. Therefore, in the order of decreasing distance traveled:
AAACT → AGGGAAG → CTACGTGCG → TTTGCGTATTT → GTATGTTCACCCGTC
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