Isozyme Laboratory

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The Isozyme Laboratory performs electrophoretic analyses of genetically conditioned enzyme variation by separating multiple forms of enzymes in a solid matrix. Electrophoresis is a biochemical technique that facilitates the detection of genetic variation within and among populations, the identification of plant clones, hybrids and their distribution in an area, and studies of evolutionary dynamics in natural plant populations as well as plant mating systems and genetic diversity in rare or invasive species.