FIGURE 7.2 - Preparation of agarose plugs using a disposable plug mold. (a) – An empty BioRad plug mold. (b) – The agarose/nuclei mixture is placed into the wells of the plug mold. The plugs are allowed to solidify. (c) – The tape strip is removed from the bottom of the plug mold. The plastic tab is used to push each plug out of its well into lysis buffer.