DNA Extraction Lab Problem Statement: Do you think you have ever eaten DNA? Background Information: DNA is too small to see under a regular microscope‚ so how can it be studied? DNA is a large molecule found in all living things; therefore it is possible to extract it from cells or tissues. All we need to do is disrupt the cell’s plasma membrane and nuclear envelope‚ make the DNA clump together and - voila! - DNA extraction is possible. DNA extractions from onion‚ bananas‚ liver‚ or wheat
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Berry DNA Extraction Lab I. Problem Statement: Successfully extracting the DNA from strawberries. II. Background info: DNA is the genetic information in organisms that codes for proteins‚ and controls the cells function. The DNA is a double helix molecule that is formed by various nucleotides which include Adenine‚ Thymine‚ Guanine‚ and Cytosine with sugar phosphate. Different organisms can have larger or smaller genes. DNA is also what makes up chromosomes during cell replication. Strawberries
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The purpose of the DNA extraction lab was not only to inform students on how DNA is present in humans and all organisms‚ but to also educate them on how DNA can be extracted using common household materials. Also‚ the lab was very efficient as it introduced the students to extracting their own DNA found on their cheek cells as well as letting them take an observation on how DNA appears or how it is formed. Additionally‚ students were instructed through a very clear and simple procedure‚ which guided
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E5 & E6 Extraction of Chlorophyll from Fresh Spinach and Investigation of the Photochemistry of Chlorophyll Chlorophyll a Chlorophyll b E5 - Extraction of Chlorophyll from Fresh Spinach E6 - Investigation of the Photochemistry of Chlorophyll The aim of this experiment is to investigate the photochemistry of chlorophyll. This experiment will be performed in two lab periods. In the first lab period you will extract chlorophyll‚ the green pigment in leaves‚ from spinach.
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Result of Extraction Weight (g) Tea Leaves 5.5783 Crude Caffeine 0.0246 Empty Beaker 117.5350 Beaker + Crude Caffeine 117.5596 The table above shows the weight of the sample tea leaves‚ the crude caffeine content in the sample‚ the empty beaker used in the extraction‚ and the beaker with the crude caffeine. It is induced from there that for that amount of sample tea leaves‚ which is equivalent to three bags of Nature’s Pride Tea; there is a 0.0246 g content of crude caffeine for every
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Title of Experiment Extraction of Spinach Date that the Experiment was Performed This experiment was performed on Wednesday‚ September 17th‚ 2014 at 2:45 pm in the St Ignatius Science Center Laboratory 323. Partners Names Taylor Jackson and Matt D’Angelo. Taylor‚ Matt‚ and I shared the same data. Purpose/Goals/Objectives The purpose of this experiment was for each student to use column chromatography to separate plant pigments from spinach leaves. Some goals and objectives were to
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Anza Thomas 10/24/2013 CHE 261 (KC) Dr . McAtee Lab : Extraction of Caffiene Purpose: the purpose of this experiment is to extract caffeine from tea using solvent extraction techinques. Reference: Williamson‚ K.; Minard‚ R.; Masters‚ K. Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments‚ 2007‚ p. 137 to 171. Procedure: In a 50 mL beaker place 15 mL of water‚ 2.0059 g of sodium carbonate‚ and a wooden boiling stick. Bring the water to a boil on the ceramic heating plate. Remove the beaker
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MULTIPLE EXTRACTION OF CAFFEINE FROM DRIED TEA LEAVES USING DICHLOROMETHANE Delos Reyes‚ K.‚ Dizon‚ G.J.‚ Enriquez‚ J.R.‚ Estrada‚ G. and Garcia C. Group 4 2G Med Tech Organic Chemistry Laboratory ABSTRACT Caffeine was extracted from dried tea leaves by multiple extraction technique. 10g of tea leaves was boiled in a solution of 4.4 g anhydrous sodium carbonate and 100ml distilled water and was extracted three times using 20 ml of dichloromethane. Theresidue was collected by decanting
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Objective: The purpose of this lab is to allow you to become familiar with a procedure for extracting DNA‚ collecting DNA samples‚ and to observe the physical characteristics of DNA Background: The wild strawberry is a diploid because it only has two sets of chromosomes. While the grocery store kind is an octoploidy because it has eight sets of chromosomes. The reason we chose the grocery store strawberry is because we’d be able to extract more DNA. Ripe strawberries make enzymes which help break
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Strawberry DNA Extraction Donovan Roberts Mrs. Caudill Honors Biology 3/7/11 Introduction The structure of DNA is made of nitrogenous bases‚ phosphate groups‚ and sugars. These three parts of DNA form hydrogen bonds and create a right-handed double helix. The location of DNA in a eukaryotic cell is found within the nucleus‚ bound to proteins. DNA can be extracted from within the cell. They are several steps you must take to retrieve DNA from within the cell. When extracting DNA cells
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