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Etymology

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From Edwin Mallor Southern, British biochemist + blot.

Noun

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Southern blot (plural Southern blots)

  1. (biochemistry) A sheet to which DNA has been transfered from electrophoresis gel, used for detection of a specific DNA sequence in DNA samples.

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Southern blot (third-person singular simple present Southern blots, present participle Southern blotting, simple past and past participle Southern blotted)

  1. (transitive, biochemistry) To use a Southern blot on (some DNA).

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