True or false Gel electrophoresis can tell you the sequence of a particular DNA fragment.

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True! All DNA molecules have the same amount of charge per mass. Because of this, gel electrophoresis of DNA fragments separates them based on size only. Using electrophoresis, we can see how many different DNA fragments are present in a sample and how large they are relative to one another.

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