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flat Lauren McGee Katie Weaver =DNA Extraction=

Katie's DNA


 * 1) What are the 5 elements that make up DNA?
 * 2) The five elements of DNA are hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
 * 3) What is the function of DNA from day to day?
 * 4) DNA guides the cell in making new proteins that determine our biological traits.
 * 5) Describe how long strands of double-helical DNA fit into the nucleus of a single cheek cell.
 * 6) They fit into the nucleus of a single cheek cell because they are wrapped around histones.
 * 7) What was the purpose of using the cell lysis solution?
 * 8) The purpose is to break down the nucleus so that the DNA could be released.
 * 9) Why does the DNA become visible once alcohol is added?
 * 10) The DNA becomes visible because the alcohol and DNA are opposites so when they are combined the DNA isn ot dissolved but it does become visible to the eye.
 * 11) If DNA is so thin, how is it that we are able to see it during this simple lab exercise?
 * 12) Even though DNA is so thin you can still see it because they are long strands that make it easy to see.
 * 13) Why is DNA referred to as your genetic fingerprint?
 * 14) It is called you genetic fingerprint because everyone has different DNA, no one has the exactly same DNA.
 * 15) Give some examples of how DNA is used everyday.
 * 16) DNA is used everyday because you can use it to solve crimes, you can use it to identify a person, and you can use it to trace your roots.

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=Genetic Infographic=







=Medaka Infographic=

=Diaper Dissection= Did you know that a regular baby diaper could hold 320 mL of water! When we pulled apart the diaper to analyze each layer of the diaper we found out that there were five layers and that each layer held a different amount of water. Did you know that the average diaper takes about 500 years to decompose? Here is all of research we found during this experiment.

Top inside layer- soft lining (strainer) 2nd- “cottony” absorbent layer 3rd- spongy; absorbent and cushiony 4th- plastic repellant Top outside layer- decorative repellant
 * Procedure: ** Cut the diaper in half, dissect the one half and test the other half’s absorbency.
 * Prediction: 5 layers **

Top inside- 10% of 20 mL absorbed (thin, white strip) 2nd- 75% of 20 mL (cottony layer) 3rd- 30% of 20 mL (spongy, small white balls that expand) 4th- 100% of 20 mL (thicker cotton layer) Top outside- 0% of 20 mL (repellant)
 * Dissection: **
 * Entire Diaper can absorb: 320 mL of water **