In agarose gel electrophoresis, DNA is visualized by ____

a. staining the gel with an agarose-binding dye so the gel, but not the DNA bands, fluoresces under UV light
b. staining the DNA with a DNA-binging dye that fluoresces under natural light
c. staining the DNA with X-gal so that the DNA bands appear blue
d. staining the gel with a DNA-binding dye that fluoresces under UV light
e. staining the gel with a DNA-binding dye that fluoresces under natural light


ANSWER: d

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