Agarose gel electrophoresis

General Procedure

1. Cast a gel
2. Place it in gel box in running buffer
3. Load samples
4. Run the gel
5. Image the gel

Specific Protocols

Endy:Agarose gel

Knight:Agarose gel electrophoresis

Notes

• If you are getting unexpected bands on your gel you may want to look at the common issues in agarose gel electrophoresis page.
• If you have no experience with gel electrophoresis or are explaining it to someone new, here is a cute java demo of what happens.