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why is a strawberry often chosen for this experiment?
large genome
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what is the purpose of crushing the strawberries?
breaks cells apart and increases the surface area exposed to the detergent
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what is the purpose of the detergent?
disrupts cellular and nuclear membranes, releasing DNA into he solution
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what is the purpose of the salt?
precipitate the DNA
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what is the purpose of the cold ethanol?
clump DNA strands together
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why is the ethanol cold?
to slow the activity of enzymes that could break down the DNA
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why does the DNA clump together in ethanol?
DNA is insoluble in ethanol
