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  • noun biochemistry A sheet to which DNA has been transfered from electrophoresis gel, used for detection of a specific DNA sequence in DNA samples.
  • verb transitive, biochemistry To use a Southern blot on (some DNA).

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From Edwin Mallor Southern, British biochemist + blot

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