A Southern blot is a laboratory method used to detect specific DNA molecules from among a many other DNA molecules. The technique was named after its inventor, Edward Southern. As a lab procedure ...

This procedure was named for its similarity to the previously invented method known as the Southern blot. The first step in a western blot is to prepare the protein sample by mixing it with a ...

Blotting products are based on blotting techniques such as southern blotting, northern blotting, and western blotting and are used by research and academic institutions, and diagnostics ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. The main difference between Southern, northern, and western blot techniques is the target molecules. While western blots target proteins in a ...

The Southern blot is the most common way to analyse restriction endonuclease-digested DNA to find specific sequences of interest. It uses the fact that denatured nucleic acids will bind to ...