Gel electrophoresis alelle determination by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated 2024-12-15 +Created 1970-01-01
In the case of indel mutations (see limits of gel electrophoresis for minimal size difference issues), it is possible to determine the allele with gel electrophoresis. You can just read out the alleles right in the gel. It is a thing of beauty.
As of 2020, this method appears to be much cheaper than DNA sequencing approaches.