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  4. Read the following statements and find out the incorrect statements with reference to agarose gel electrophoresis. (i) Now-a-days the most commonly used matrix is agarose which is a synthetic polymer extracted from sea weeds. (ii) Larger the frament size, the farther it moves. (iii) We can not see pure DNA in UV light without staining. (iv) DNA fragments separate (resolve) according to their size through sieving effect provided by the agarose gel.

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Q. Read the following statements and find out the incorrect statements with reference to agarose gel electrophoresis.
(i) Now-a-days the most commonly used matrix is agarose which is a synthetic polymer extracted from sea weeds.
(ii) Larger the frament size, the farther it moves.
(iii) We can not see pure $DNA$ in $UV$ light without staining.
(iv) DNA fragments separate (resolve) according to their size through sieving effect provided by the agarose gel.

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(i) Now-a-days the most commonly used matrix is agarose which is a natural polymer extracted from sea weeds.
(ii) Smaller the frament size, the farther it moves