How to Extract DNA from Kiwi - Core Practical
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Why do you crush kiwi with pestle and mortar?
To break the cell wall
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Why do you add salt to the water?
DNA is insoluble to salt water but not water (you don’t want the DNA to dissolve)
Salt helps further break the cell wall
Salt helps further break the cell wall
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Is salt soluble in water?
Yes
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Why do you drizzle ice cold ethanol around the sides of the beaker?
To bring the DNA up the sides of the beaker
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Why do you put washing up liquid in the solution?
To break the cell membrane and parts of the nucleus
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Where is DNA stored?
Nucleus
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