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* Centrifuge - recover supernatant
* Centrifuge - recover supernatant
* Add proteinease K (100 ul of 1mg / ml solution to 300 ul of pea template) - incubate for 1 hr at 50C (action of proteinase k) then 94 C for 10 mins (inactivation of proteinase K)
* Add proteinease K (100 ul of 1mg / ml solution to 300 ul of pea template) - incubate for 1 hr at 50C (action of proteinase k) then 94 C for 10 mins (inactivation of proteinase K)
* Add 70% isopropanol, wait 10 mins for DNA to precipitate. Small amount of DNA visible in isopropanol (We should have done this for longer, possibly in the freezer, to get more DNA)
* Add ?% ethanol, store at -20° overnight (actually for a week) for DNA to precipitate
* Centrifuge for 30 mins to make DNA form pellet at bottom of tube. Unclear if pellet had formed - in future precipitate for longer.
*We observed white particles on the side of the tube which we assumed to be DNA, but no white strings, which is what we were expecting
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* Centrifuge for 30 mins to make DNA form pellet at bottom of tube. Unclear if pellet had formed, but removed supernatant and resuspended in H2O anyway.
*Skipped PCR and ran genomic DNA on a 40mg agarose gel - as with chelex extraction, saw a faint blurry band running ahead of the ladder, and a small amount of stain in the well.
 
Conclusion: none of the runs prove we have DNA in the gel, indicating our extractions failed.
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