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PCR cleanup (agarose gel)

Agarose gel purification of PCR products is necessary if there are multiple bands in the product and only one band is desired.

1. Run 10-20 ml of the PCR product on an agarose gel.

2. Visualize DNA under the UV light and identify the desired band.

3. Purify the PCR band using one of the following protocol: