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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Banana DNA

Why did we add each solution to the banana?  Describe what the DNA looked like.  Do you think it would differ in appearance if we used a different fruit?  Why/why not?

Banana DNA Extraction


Monday, January 26, 2015

Banana DNA

What 3 parts of the cell will we need to break through tomorrow in order to extract the DNA from the banana?  What other fruit might work well for DNA extraction?