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Name the natural source of agarose. Mention one role of agarose in biotechnology.

Answer:

The natural source of agarose is sea weed.

Role of agarose in biotechnology These are as follows

(a) It is used to develop the matrix for gel-electrophoresis.

(b) It helps in the separation of DNA fragments on the basis of their size.

DNA fragments separate through sieving effect which is provided by agarose gel.