• MareOfNights@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 years ago

      I think this basically just tests how heavy chromosomes/DNA-strands are. By that you can see how long they are. The many lines on the side are the reference-ladder.

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      The clear lines in the second pic indicate a very clean sample of similar length DNA, while the smears in the first indicate some form of contamination.

      More here

    • assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      Its some form of blot. Like a western blot or a northern blot or something.

      Edit: the joke is that your blot is kinda bad and doesn’t have clear bands while their blot is really good and strongly identifies the target, dna, rna or protein.

      • Ender of Games@sh.itjust.works
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        2 years ago

        More specifically, can you explain the joke? Why am I not worrying (but secretly worrying) about this guy with DNA tests almost the exact same every time?

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          Haha, you’re (the metaphorical you) the shitty sample that got messed up, the other guy is the perfect sample that didn’t go wrong.