Candy Electrophoresis Lab Conclusion

Candy Electrophoresis Lab Conclusion 

1.  The two blue bands are moving in the "wrong" direction than the rest of the bands. 
2.  Fast green FCF would migrate similarly to the dyes we examined in class because it is a food dye and we were working with food dyes in class. 
3.  Many dog food manufactures add food coloring to their dog food because it helps give the appearance of more "rich and meaty" food. Also the more attractive the food looks to better it will look in the home it's sitting in. 
4.  Artificial food colors are preferred to natural food colors because the artificial ones make the food look more attractive to eat because the colors might be more bright and not a dark unattractive color, even though both of the foods would taste the same even if one was with artificial food coloring and the other was natural. 
5.  The voltage and the gel concentration control the distance that the colored dyes solution migrate. 
6.  EMF helps move the dyes through the gel. Electrophoresis refers to the electromotive force (EMF) that is used to move the molecules through the gel matrix. 
7.  The holes of the gel causes the molecules to separate by size. The more concentrated the gel holes, the better the molecules stay inside. 
8.  The smaller the DNA molecules, the faster it separates. 600 daltons would take faster to separate than 5000 daltons would.