If you wanted to identify and characterize a protein in a cellular extract,which of the following techniques would you use?
A) Southern Blotting
B) Northern Blotting
C) Western Blotting
D) Southern Blotting and Western Blotting
E) All of these

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To identify and characterize a protein in a cellular extract, the best technique to use is Western Blotting. Southern and Northern Blotting are used for detecting DNA and RNA respectively. Western Blotting is a technique where proteins are separated by electrophoresis, transferred to a membrane and probed with a specific antibody to visualize the protein.

If You Wanted to Identify and Characterize a Protein in a Cellular