Gradients with automated DNA sequencers?

[Tony Murray]

Why would one wish to use a wedge when such a gel is primarily intended to
compress the short fragment bands in a "manual" gel? It make no sense in a
gel using a "finishing post" type detector. 
 
Tony 
 
In bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts HARDIES at THORIN.UTHSCSA.EDU said: 
 
 
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>Subject: Gradients with automated DNA sequencers? 
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>Hi Netters: 
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>Does anyone use (or know of) wedge gels (or other gradient configurations)
used  
>on an ABI sequencer (or other DNA sequencer with a fixed sensor position)?
 I'm  
>writing a grant proposal about gradient systems in DNA sequencing, and am
under  
>the impression that they aren't applied much to automated sequencers.  Am
I  
>misinformed? 
> 
>Steve Hardies, Assoc. Prof. of Biochem., Univ. of Texas HSC at San Antonio
 
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