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What are the strengths and weakness of gel electrophoresis ?

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Hello.

• gels can melt during electrophoresis, the buffer can become exhausted, and different forms of genetic material may run in unpredictable forms.

• And the strengths could be that it separates based on size, it is relatively easy to do.

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