DNA Extraction

Welcome Back!!  Hope you all had a good break but now back to reality! It is going to be a BERRY-full day!! Design a Species due Friday.
Quick Class Discussion:  Remember WAAAYYYY back in the day (like 2 months ago) when we watched Photo 51 and the scientist extracted a glob of DNA.  Now think about what you know about DNA and think of why it you were able to see it.  

Objective for Today:

• Dihybrids
• Extracting DNA from strawberries (actually seeing what you have been learning about) 

Lab

1. You will be in groups of 2 or 3.
2. Supplies: Rubber band, coffee filter, 10 ml of buffer solution, 1 strawberry, 1 10 ml graduated cylinder, 1 400 ml beaker,  and 1 test tube and 1 pipette/straw and 1 plastic bag.  

1.  You will be smashing the strawberries.  Be careful not to break the bag.  

Click here for design a species.