This method was named for its similarity to the technique known as a Southern blot. The first step in a northern blot is to denature, or separate, the RNA within the sample into single strands ...

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 ...

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 ...