Which of the Following Properties Is True for Ethidium Bromide

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following properties is true for ethidium bromide?

• A) Emits green light when excited at 200 nm
• B) Level of detection is 5 pg of DNA
• C) Intercalates between nitrogen bases
• D) Has no background fluorescence in agarose

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