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Northern blot analysis
Northern blot analysisn. A technique for identifying specific sequences of RNA in which RNA molecules are separated by electrophoresis, transferred to a nylon or nitrocellulose membrane, and identified with a suitable probe, such as an RNA fragment. [Playful coinage after Southern blot analysis.] EncyclopediaSeeblotNorthern blot analysis
North·ern blot a·nal·y·sisa procedure similar to the Southern blot analysis, used to separate and identify RNA fragments; typically through transferring (blotting) RNA fragments from an agarose gel to a nitrocellulose filter followed by detection with a suitable probe. [coined to distinguish it from eponymic Southern blot a.] Northern blot analysisn. A technique for identifying specific sequences of RNA in which RNA molecules are separated by electrophoresis, transferred to nitrocellulose, and identified with a suitable probe.North·ern blot a·nal·y·sis (nōr'dhĕrn blot ă-nal'i-sis) A procedure similar to the Southern blot analysis, used mostly to separate and identify RNA fragments; typically done through transferring RNA fragments from an agarose gel to a nitrocellulose filter followed by detection with a suitable probe. [coined to distinguish it from eponymic Southern blot a.] |