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This DNA sequence(5'-TACAAAAGAAGAACAGACTAATCCACGCAATTTGTAGTGGTAGTGGTGGTG-3') wasinserted into a plasmid that was inserted into E coli whichsubsequently grew into a protein XYZ in high yield. With theunpurified cell culture how would you purify the protein XYZ fromthe mixture and confirm with at least two different methods theindentity of XYZ?

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