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Why can a linearized plasmid be better for estimating DNA size on an agarose gel?

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Correct answer: It is more directly comparable with the linear DNA fragments in the ladder

A DNA ladder generally contains fragments with known lengths in a linear form. An uncut plasmid can exist as supercoiled, nicked, or open-circular molecules, and these conformations migrate through agarose at rates that do not correspond simply to their true base-pair lengths. Cutting the plasmid at a suitable single site converts it into a linear molecule. Its migration can then be compared more meaningfully with the linear ladder, giving a better estimate of size. Therefore option A is correct. Option B is false because a plasmid remains DNA. Option C is false because linear DNA does migrate in agarose, and option D is false because restriction digestion changes the form or fragments of DNA, not its chemical identity.

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Linearized PlasmidDna LadderAgarose Gel ElectrophoresisCutting Of DnaProcesses Of Recombinant Dna TechnologyBiotechnologyClass 11 Mcq

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