Extracting Dna from a Banana

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Extracting DNA from a Banana Prepared for: Professor Lutte Class: Bio 209-01 By: Lyzsha Gonzales October 22, 2012 Extracting DNA from a Banana ABSTRACT Bananas contain a DNA within the soft flesh of the fruit. With a few steps it will be possible to extract said DNA from the banana by simply smashing and putting it into a solution. The purpose of which will give us the desired results of successfully extracting the DNA from the Banana. INTRODUCTION In school, students learn about the different genes and traits that humans, plants, animals and other living organisms contain. By high school we proceed into a broader explanation on how these things can relate to DNA. Contained in the nucleus of the cells is the DNA. It is capable of copying itself as well as synthesizing RNA- which is (Ribonucleic Acid) As we learned in this class, everything that is capable of having life must be able to reproduce- this goes for anything from humans, even bananas included. Cells are the basic building block of all living things; they have many parts in which each performs a specified function. Some of these parts are organelles, which are specialized structures that perform different functions within the cell. Another function it performs is gathering the nutrients which are found in the food that are taken in, and convert those nutrients into energy as well as performing other functions. All living things are made up of trillions of these microscopic cells. Within any living organism they contain a “blueprint” which will in turn determine the characteristics of that organism. The purpose of this lab is to extract the DNA from a banana and to see how the

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