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What is DNA? -It is a very large molecule -It resides inside every cell of every living being. DNA is like an instruction manual for building living things.

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1 What is DNA? -It is a very large molecule -It resides inside every cell of every living being. DNA is like an instruction manual for building living things.

2 Jurrasic Park! Extracted DNA from Dinosaur blood. Added Dinosaur DNA to frog cells. What could you get (in theory)?

3 Genetic Engineering Genes are sections of DNA that code for a specific characteristic. We can take a gene from one organism and add it to another.

4 How can you get pure DNA out of the cell? mixture We make a mixture. dissolve We dissolve the DNA. solution We separate the mixture from the solution. precipitate We precipitate the DNA from solution. Sound familiar? Through Chemistry !

5 Instructions 1.Put strawberry into plastic bag and mush. 2.Add 10 mL of extractant solution and mix well. Think Think: What’s happening to the DNA? 3. Filter the mixture into a test tube (no more than half full!) 4.Carefully add Isopropanol. Do NOT mix! 5.Gently stir until you see thin white strands form.

6 What is cloning? - A sheep called Dolly -An extinct animal. -Lots of cattle Clones are identical copies of living things. Humans have cloned a lot of things already.


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