Southern blot

noun

A sheet to which DNA has been transferred from electrophoresis gel, used for detection of a specific DNA sequence in DNA samples.

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Meanings

nounSouthern blot (plural Southern blots)

plural Southern blots

  1. biochemistryA sheet to which DNA has been transferred from electrophoresis gel, used for detection of a specific DNA sequence in DNA samples.
verbSouthern blot (third-person singular simple present Southern blots, present participle Southern blotting, simple past and past participle Southern blotted)

present singular third person Southern blots · participle present Southern blotting · participle past Southern blotted · past Southern blotted

  1. transitivebiochemistryTo use a Southern blot on (some DNA).

Origin

From Edwin Mallor Southern, British biochemist + blot.

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APA

Southern blot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southern%20blot

MLA

“Southern blot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southern%20blot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Southern blot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southern%20blot.

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