Institution/s: Universidad de Saarbrücken, Universidad de Valladolid
Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
Identification number: 126
Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
Author/s: Isaac MORENO RUIZ, Patricia ROJO DE DOMINGO, Rosario HERRERO
Creation / modification date: 02-02-2014
Term: southern blot technique
Gramatical category: s
Definition: In the Southern blot technique, DNA fragments are separated by a method called agarose gel electrophoresis, transferred (blotted) onto membrane filters, and hybridized with complementary radiolabeled probes
Context: The Southern Blot technique is useful for identifying a DNA sequence that appears only once or twice in the genome, the typical situations with nuclear loci.