Team:CSU Fort Collins/Experiments

Using a balance, mass out 0.5 gram of agarose (for 1% gel, for 2% mass out 1.0 gram). Mix this with 50 mL of TAE 1X Buffer.
Microwave the mixture, mixing by swirling intermittently, until all the agarose is dissolved and the mixture is homogeneous and clear (about 2 minutes).
Pour the mixture into a gel plate and insert a correctly-sized comb (8, 10, etc. lanes). Allow to cool and solidify on the benchtop.
Mix your samples on a piece of parafilm. Use 10 μL of the appropriate DNA Ladder (1 kb, 100 bp, 2 log, etc.) combined with 1 μL SYBR Green/DMSO in the first lane. For all samples, mix 10 μl of sample and 2 μL of SYBR Green/Dye Mixture.
Place gel in tray into the gel electrophoresis apparatus - wells should be close to the negative (conventionally black) end. Fill apparatus with 1X TAE until the gel is completely submerged. Do not overfill - there is a guide sticker on the apparatus which marks the max fill line.
Load 10 μL of each sample into the appropriate wells.
Connect wiring and run gel electrophoresis at 110 V for 1 hour.
Analyze gel in UV light and see if samples match the expected size using the ladder as a guide.

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