Question

You will be making 1% agarose gels to visualize your pcr product. calculate the amount of agarose (in mg) you will need to make a 40ml 1% agarose gel

Answer 1

Assuming that the percent composition that is given is based on volume, therefore amount og agarose needed would simply be the product of the fractional composition and the total volume of the solution, that is:

required agarose = 0.01 * 40 mL

required agarose = 0.4 mL