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Types of Chemical markers

Agarose gel Polyacrylamide gel (PAGE)

•Linear polymer of a disaccharide •Synthetic polymer of acrylamide and
agarobiose. a cross linker (N, N’-methylene
•1 % gels are common for most bisacrylamide).
applications.

Separate nucleic acids and More suitable for separating tiny
proteins fragments of proteins.
 Used for separating proteins
ranging in size from 5 to 2,000 Kda