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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. analytical methods
  3. electrophoresis
  4. gel electrophoresis
  5. polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
  6. denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. analytical methods
  3. electrophoresis
  4. gel electrophoresis
  5. polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
  6. denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

Preferred term

denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Electrophoresis in which various denaturant gradients are used to induce nucleic acids to melt at various stages resulting in separation of molecules based on small sequence differences including SNPs [single nucleotide polymorphisms]. The denaturants used include heat, formamide, and urea.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2011

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • denaturant gradient gel electrophoresis
  • denatured gradient gel electrophoresis
  • DGGE (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis)
  • temperature gradient gel electrophoresis

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/148522

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