Extraction of DNA

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Observations

Experiment

Extraction of DNA

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Questions

A. Describe what the DNA from the split peas looked like?

B. Were your experimental results what you expected to see? Specifically, was there more or less DNA than you expected?

C. What was the purpose of adding the detergent to the experiment? If the detergent was not used, do you think the experiment results would have changed? Explain your answer.

D. If you used 5% isopropyl alcohol instead of 91% isopropyl alcohol, do you think the experiment results would have changed? Explain your reasoning.