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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 1999  > March  >
In the Laboratory
JCE Classroom Activity
Liver and Onions: DNA Extraction from Animal and Plant Tissues
Karen J. Nordell, Anne-Marie L. Jackelen, S. Michael Condren, George C. Lisensky, and Arthur B. Ellis
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Chemistry, Madison, WI 53706-1396
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March 1999
Vol. 76 No. 3
p. 400A
Abstract
This activity, which allows students to extract DNA from plant and animal cells, serves as a spectacular example of the complexity of biochemical structure and function and fits well with a discussion of nucleic acids, hydrogen bonding, genetic coding, and heredity. DNA extraction can also be used in conjunction with a discussion of polymers and their properties. This activity can be used to complement a diffraction experiment illustrating how the double helix structure of DNA was determined.
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*  Citation
 Nordell, Karen J.; Jackelen, Anne-Marie L.; Condren, S. Michael; Lisensky, George C.; Ellis, Arthur B. J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 400A.
*  Keywords
 Biochemistry; Nucleic Acids / DNA / RNA; Teaching / Learning Aids; Classroom Activity
*  History
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Last Updated:		 June 15, 1999
November 22, 2005
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