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density-gradient centrifugation A technique to separate and/or characterize a macromolecule by high-speed centrifugation in a density gradient formed by the concentration gradient of a solute such as CsCl or sucrose. The macromolecule sediments until it reaches the zone of its own density. Also known as isopycnic centrifugation or zonal centrifugation.

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