Figure 3. Agarose gel electrophoresis of chromosomal DNA.

Figure 3

Agarose gel electrophoresis of chromosomal DNA. (a) Size markers. (b) The typical low molecular weight DNA banding pattern of macronuclear DNA. The arrow points to the gene-sized DNA molecule encoding ribosomal RNAs. (c) high molecular weight micronuclear DNA.

From: The Biology of Telomeres in Hypotrichous Ciliates

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