Assignment:
1. What are the three basic steps to a DNA extraction?
2. What is the purpose of using a salt solution?
3. What is the purpose of adding a detergent/surfacant?
4. What is the purpose of the alcohol?
5. Insert a photo of the strawberry DNA. Describe the DNA you extracted.
6. Would this lab exercise work using a banana instead? What about your own cheek cells? Why or why not?
7. Go to this link to learn how to isolate DNA from cheek cells. https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs/extraction/ What are the different steps used?
8. Go to this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq759wKCCUQ and write four things that you learned about electrophoresis.