Strawberry DNA Extraction Emma Lehman Ramzi Berro Sylvania Southview High School Honors Biology Mrs Cappel September 30, 2022 Abstract The goal of this experiment is to extract and view the DNA of a strawberry. DNA is extremely small and can only be viewed if there is an abundance of it in one place. This goal will be achieved by using an extraction solution consisting of water, detergent, and salt. Before the extraction can take place, you will need to crush a strawberry in a resealable bag. Once this is done you can add the solution and mix them together. After straining the combination you must add isopropyl alcohol. After a few minutes, a mucus-like substance will rise to the top. That substance is DNA. Key Terms: DNA, extraction, solution …show more content…
We accomplished this by following the given instruction and materials provided to us. The materials included: a heavy duty ziplock bag, 1 strawberry (fresh or frozen and thawed), cheesecloth, a funnel, 100 mL beaker, a test tube, and a Pipette. Reagents included: DNA extraction buffer which is made of up of 100 mL of shampoo, 15 g NaCl, 900 mL water OR 50mL liquid dishwashing detergent, 15 g NaCl and 950 mL water, and ice cold 95% ethanol or 95% isopropyl alcohol. The first step of the procedure was to place the strawberry into the heavy duty bag. Then, we carefully pressed out the air of the bag and sealed it. The strawberry was then smashed with our fists for 2 minutes. Next, we opened the bag carefully and added 10 mL of the extraction buffer into the bag, we again pressed out all of the air from the bag extremely carefully so as to not spill the strawberry or extraction buffer and sealed the bag once again. We then mixed the 2 together by using our fists. Next, we placed the cheesecloth in the funnel and put the funnel into the beaker. Then, we opened the bag and slowly began to pour the mixture into the funnel and began to filtrate into the test tube until it was 1/8th full. Next we poured our ice cold alcohol into the test tube until it was half way full and a layer formed over the top of the strawberry mixture. Finally, we mixed the two together with a Pipette tip and spooled the DNA out. We …show more content…
The DNA appeared as a visible white, thread-like material that was spooled onto a glass rod. Although the yield of DNA was relatively low, the protocol effectively demonstrated the ability to extract DNA from a common fruit using easily accessible materials. The low yield of DNA could be due to several factors, including the ripeness of the strawberries and the amount of starting material used in the experiment. However, this experiment provides a foundation for further experimentation in optimizing the DNA extraction protocol and improving yield. Overall, this experiment highlights the importance of DNA extraction in biological research and the accessibility of extracting DNA from common fruits such as strawberries. Further experiments can be performed to improve the yield of DNA and to investigate the genetic material of different
The DNA is loaded into wells in the gel that are made when creating the gel. Since DNA is negatively charged it will repel the negative charge in the gel box, and move towards the positive end. This will separate the bands to make a pattern. Then the pattern created will be used to analyze other DNA samples to find the suspect. If every single band matches between 2 DNA well tests, that means that they came from the same person.
They apply different temperatures which results in melting of the DNA. After this process the double helix will separate and enzymatic replication will occur. Complementary primers are added resulting in multiplying of the sample. Therefore this is how Forensics investigators successfully tested the blood stain on the suspect jacket and they were able to say if Dobson was guilty for Stephen Lawrence death. DNA was first used in UK for an emigration case.
Microscope Image of Hair 2 is a dark brown human hair, belonging to Mrs. Fischer or Miss White. The DNA sample from Hair 2 is a direct to Miss White’s DNA
In this course, we have studied the many characteristics of DNA which include that it is double helix that contains genetic material and it is kept stable by hydrogen bonds. DNA is made up of smaller units called nucleotides. In turn, each nucleotide consists of a phosphate group, a sugar and a nitrogenous base. DNA also include base pairing which is the 'copying' mechanism for DNA. In DNA, bases are the adenine base, which only pairs with a thymine
We then flipped the dish and sectioned it off into 4 sections, which then were marked with the specific genotype that would be inoculated into that section. The initials of the group were also put on the dish. Then we used an inoculating loop to cut out sections of the fungus. The inoculating loop was sterilized with a flame and let cool down before touching the fungus. After cutting a block of the fungus, we placed it on the petri dished in the section that was appropriately marked for that specific strain.
The lab focuses on DNA fingerprinting which is usually done in forensics to catch criminals by the analysis of DNA fragments of different sizes by a method called electrophoresis. Electrophoresis is a separation technique that uses an electric field to separate and distinguish biological molecules (this including DNA) in the experiment, gel is used to as a way to apply friction in electrophoresis which can help you easily distinguish between the DNA because of different sizes in the DNA confirmations. The goal of the experiment was to identify between two separate suspects DNA with restriction enzymes that help tell apart the suspects and who was actually at the crime scene. The methods used were the use of a gel made from agarose placed in a gel tray connected to an electrical current because of the DNA being negative and being able to be pulled apart to the positive side and therefore getting a clear spread of the DNA that was cut with restriction enzymes. The conclusion of this experiment was that suspect two was the criminal because of the crime scene DNA that was found matched the DNA of the second suspect when cut with
The steps to take while processing each blood sample, is to sample every one separately, & then store & label them separately. First apply a couple drops of purified water to a cotton swab, then with the swab roll it over the DNA sample. When this is complete, the swab needs to go into a vile where it is to be secured with evidence tape, & labeled to be sent to a lab for testing, & the same process goes for semen, & other bodily
Ans: Our group sample are in 8th and 9th lanes from left to right starting from ladder(not counting ladder). The 8th lane is loaded with hair follicle DNA sample and 9th lane is loaded with cauliflower DNA sample. 6.Describe the results, explain whether you obtained what you expect–why or why not? Ans: The 8th lane shows up nothing which means hair fllicle DNA sample doesn't have DNA in it.
DNA is revolutionary in what we know about our body and its cells. Years of advancement on DNA was taken place, and it branched out further and is even able to be used in our modern society. Today, DNA is used for a wide variety of tasks that helped develop knowledge and research. Keywords: DNA, Rosalind Franklin, Francis Crick, James Watson, advancement, revolutionary, modern DNA’s Backstory: The Nucleic Acid Located in Every Human Cell DNA, indubitably, is important to understand as it is essentially what makes us who
The isolation of DNA is taking DNA from a sample known and unknown in order to find the suspect. Processing DNA is the step to ensure results can be obtained. By looking at specific sections of DNA results can be obtained to then determine if the DNA is a match by comparison and interpretation. After the presumptive testing, confirmatory testing will be performed to further test the positive matches that presumptive revealed. “When a sufficient number of tests have been performed in which an individual cannot be excluded as the source of the DNA by any of the tests, a point is reached at which the tests have excluded virtually the world 's population and the unique identification of that individual as the source of the DNA has been achieved.”
I can take a straw and stick it up the Yes right under the stem, and I just push the strawberry right up. When the stem comes off I can just pull the straw back out of the original hole and the stem will fall off. Be sure to do this above a trashcan or a disposal so that there isn’t another mess you have to worry about. That’s just a simple trick you can do to keep clean. As you can probably see, life hacks are super convenient, fun, and really efficient.
In fact, it may be a greater breakthrough in the field of genetics than Mendel’s experimentation on pea plants. Regardless of ones opinion, it remains a highly significant issue that deserves the full attention of the science world throughout the coming years of laboratory inquiry and
1.Polymerase chain reaction (PCR): Polymerase chain reaction is a method of DNA or RNA amplification . The PCR method allows millions of copies to be created from a very small DNA section. The PCR methodology was developed in 1983 by Kary Mull , who in 1993 received a Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Michael Smith PRINCIPLE & PROCEDURES: 1.DNA denaturation. Once the DNA has been isolated and purified from the cell, a PCR assay can begin. Uncleaned DNA can also be used for PCR, but it is ineffective.
I’m going to be talking about the history of these two topics, the science behind the technologies, what the technique is used for and the controversy surrounding the topic. In 1984, DNA techniques were first developed by Alec Jeffery’s. Alec Jeffery’s is one of the greatest contributors to modern genetics, he received an education at the university of oxford, and the two years at oxford he transferred to the University of Leicester where he became a professor. Today he is a professor in the genetics department.
After incubation, 200 µl of 100% ethanol was added to the lysate. The sample was then washed and centrifuged following the manufacturer’s recommendations. Nucleic acid was eluted with 100 µl of elution buffer provided in the kit. Oligonucleotide Primer. Primers used were supplied from Metabion (Germany) are listed in table (1).