Which of the following is generally used for creating density gradient during centrifugation?

NaCl

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KCl

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CsCl

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M g C l_{2}

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Solution

The correct option is A CsCl
C. CsCl
Solution : CsCl is used for density gradient centrifugation. As CsCl gradient forms DNA comes to equilibrium with the CsCl gradient and is separated based on the density of different genomic densities of different nucleic acids.
So the correct answer is "CsCl".

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