Wheat Germ DNA Isolation Darius Xavier Johnson 4/4/2014 Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to isolate the DNA of wheat germ cells and to analyze that DNA for absorption rates when denatured and annealed. Reagent Table: Reagent Molecular Weight (g/mole) Boiling Point (°C) MeltingPoint (°C) Density Hazards NaCl 58.44 1413 801 2.165 g/ml Skin and eye irritant Inhalation Ethanol 46.07 78.5 -114.1 1.59 g/ml Skin and eye irritant Introduction: Chromatin
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DNA Extraction of a Musa acuminata Biology Lab Report \Analyze and Interpret A number of steps are required to isolate DNA from cellular contents. Describe what happens at each step‚ and why it acts to separate the parts of the cell. /6 There are three specific steps required to isolate DNA from its cellular contents. The steps used to remove and expose DNA from its cell are: breaking down the food type you are using by crushing it‚ for example a banana or strawberries‚ exposing the substance
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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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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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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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Biotechnology Lab Report Lab: Extracting DNA from Bananas and Strawberries Purpose: To properly and successfully extract DNA from various fruits using cell disruption and separation techniques. Materials Used: 2 heavy duty zip-lock baggie 1 strawberry (fresh or frozen and thawed) 1 banana half 10 ml DNA extraction buffer* 2 Coffee filters Ice cold 95% ethanol 1 small beaker 2 Test tubes Wooden coffee stirrer *To make the extraction buffer‚ 100 ml of shampoo (without conditioner) was mixed
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TITLE: DNA Extraction from Banana DATE OF LABORATORY: 03/05/2013 LECTURER’S NAME: DR. LAM NYEE FAN DEMONSTRATORS’ NAME: MISS NOR EZANI AHMAD MISS LUSIA BAREK MOSES LABORATORY ASSISTANT NAME: MISS ROSILAH MOHD IDRUS STUDENT NAME AND MATRIC NUMBER: ELYAS ERIC HUIL(BS12110134) BONG SIN NENG(BS12110054) EDILAH NADRAH JOHANY( DIASSOFIA PAULA FRANKIE INTRODUCTION DNA is present in the cells of living oranisms. The nuclei acid DNA or deoxyribonucleic
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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 can
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Extracting DNA from Bananas In the Lab: Extracting DNA from Bananas‚ DNA was removed from bananas that had been blended with water in order to examine how DNA is seen from the naked eye. DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid‚ which is a nucleic acid that contains the sugar deoxyribose. DNA is made up of a series of monomers called nucleotides. Each nucleotide has three parts: a deoxyribose molecule‚ a phosphate group‚ and a nitrogenous base. In addition‚ there are four kinds of nitrogenous
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DNA EXTRACTION In extracting chromatin from the cells of wheat germ there are seven steps to follow. The optimal cell to use would be the polyploidal eukaryotic. Eukaryotes have nucleus membrane-bound organelles‚ while prokaryotic does not. The polyploidal eukaryotic cell has DNA that is held in the nucleus while the prokaryote has DNA that floats freely around the cell. The DNA of eukaryotes is more complex and extensive than the other. Prokaryote is a bacterial cell that
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