Southern blot/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Southern blot.

A technique to detect the presence of a specific fragment of DNA, often from a whole genome or complex mixture of DNA, using a sequence specific probe. It is named after Edward M. Southern who developed the technique at Edinburgh University in the 1970.