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What are the limitations of southern blotting?

Posted May 2, 2024


Answer

Southern blotting has limitations such as the requirement for large quantities of high-quality DNA and the possibility of incomplete digestions. This can lead to low resolutions and is also a time-consuming process. Although samples can be processed at the same time, only a restricted amount of samples are able to do this. 

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