Medical Careers: DNA lab technition
For this unit's medical connections you will experience the techniques that several medical professionals would use to extract DNA from a living organism. You will be completing a virtual lab and discussing the steps you took and the results you achieved by answering the following questions.
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1) DNA extraction is an important technique in several different biological related fields. What are some of the instances in which DNA would need to be extracted?
2) Briefly describe the following four steps in extracting DNA from a living patient.
- Collecting cheek cells
- Bursting cells to release DNA
- Separating DNA
- Isolating DNA
* Want to know more? Read about "De-extinction" and describe how DNA extraction could be an option for bringing some organism back from extinction. Earn some extra credit by completing a quick description about this topic. Also, find out if REAL LIFE Jurassic Park is possible!!Click here
