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MIT OCW Biology 19 Online
OpenStudy (anonymous):

why does electrophoresis of undigested plasmid DNA give multiple bands?

thomaster (thomaster):

Because the plasmid can become supercoiled, or the circle can break. Different molecular shapes cause different bands since smaller molecules move faster in electrophoresis. |dw:1398420010392:dw|

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