Make and run an agarose gel

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Make gel

  • Choose the gel concentration (higher the concentration the smaller the bands you can see). The following instructions are for a 1% of 50ml, which we normally use.
  • Add 1 gram of agarose to 5g (or ml) of TBE 10x and 45g (or ml) of dH20 (we use deionized water).
  • Mix and then microwave this until it is clear (normally around 1 min)
  • Leave to cool, then add Ethidium Bromide stock solution at a concentration of 2ul/40ml (so about 2.25ul for this gel) at about 50°C.