What is the purpose of ethidium bromide?

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koikkara · Answer

hm, i iknew u'll ask it....well, Ethidium bromide is a known mutagen. Ethidium bromide is a dye used by scientists to see where the DNA fragments are located in the gel.  The fluorochrome ethidium bromide (EB) combines with double-stranded DNA and fluoresces when excited by u.v. radiation....and above all its main purpose is...Ethidium bromide is added to a gel for the purpose of visualizing the DNA during and after electrophoresis. 


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anonymous · Answer

thanks and okay