In science we did an experiment where we extracted DNA from a kiwi fruit this was a pretty fun experiment which a fair few of steps and ingredients.
Ingredients
- kiwifruit
- knife
- snap lock bag
- alcohol/cleaning meths
- dish detergent
- water
- test tube
- cloth
- beaker/cup
- ice block stick
Methods
- Cut up kiwifruit leave out skin and middle bit
- Put kiwifruit, water and dish detergent in snap lock bag
- squish ingredients in bag until its not solid
- filter kiwifruit so there's only liquid in the beaker
- Pour liquid into a test tube
- put some alcohol or cleaning meths into test tube
- let it sit for a bit
- put ice block in the test tube
- stir the mixture around for a bit
- take the ice block stick out of test tube and you will be left with a residue which is the DNA of the kiwifruit
Here are the pictures experiment
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