Strawberry Dna Extraction Lab Report Introduction

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Strawberry dna extraction lab report introduction. The dna found in strawberry cells can be extracted using common everyday materials. The dna being visualized in this lab is clumps of many copies of dna from many different. Student pre lab dna extraction lab student response. The long thick fibers of dna store the information for the functioning of the chemistry of life.

This lab was conducted in order to show and analyze the way dna is extracted. Friedrich miescher discovered dna extraction in 1869 tamari and hinkley 2016 p240 and since that time researchers across the ages have employed the techniques to isolate dna materials from plants and animals for research. In the first part of the lab we prepared a dna extraction buffer by mixing liquid dish detergent salt and distilled. If the lab is conducted properly then we should be able to view a visible amount of dna from the strawberry and detergent mixture.

10 ml of dna extraction buffer 1000 ml of dna extraction buffer contains. Each cell in a strawberry contains 8 copies of its genetic information octoploid while human cells only contain 2 copies diploid. Dna is present in every cell of plants and animals. The independent variable in this experiment is the strawberry mixture while the dependent variable is the amount of dna extracted.

The strawberry dna will appear as gooey clear white stringy stuff. The purpose of this experiment is to extract dna from strawberries. I used the alcohol extraction method to isolate dna and to make it visible to the naked eye. I chose strawberries because they are easy to manipulate and they contain a large genome.

Dna extraction virtual lab from learn genetics. The purpose of this lab was to extract dna from a strawberry. 1 plastic pipette 1 strawberry 10 mls dna extraction buffer soapy salty water 15 mls ice cold ethanol in test tube lab preparations. Strawberries are soft and easy to pulverize.

The requirements for your strawberry dna extraction lab report. I predict that dna can be extracted and isolated from strawberry cells by using a dna extraction buffer and alcohol. Strawberry dna extraction lab report. Dna extraction isolates dna strands from the cells of living organisms.

950 ml water 50 ml dishwashing detergent 2 teaspoons of table salt was then added and squished for a further 2 minutes without creating excess bubbles. This lab extracts dna from strawberries as opposed to other foods because strawberries contain large amounts of dna. The experiment commenced by squishing the strawberry sample in a sealed ziplock bag for 3 minutes. If you continue browsing the site you agree to the use of cookies on this website.