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How can we extract Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) from a fruit? :D

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This procedure is usually done in a lab, as an experiment. Since DNA is held inside the nucleus of the fruit, we would need to breakdown the membranes of the cells and also those that are held in the nuclei. You would also need to de-activate the enzymes, as they speed up a reaction, and here, all you actually want to do is extract the DNA. Next, you would filter it and eventually have the DNA of the fruit. Interesting process, isn't it?
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a sample must be collected, and centrifugated with various buffers to seperate the cell wall as well as cell organelles and the large vacuoule in the plant cell. then after removing the content, the remaining is resuspended and cleaned multiple times with other buffers to remove the nuclear wall. after the content has been cleaned the remaining cap is uncut DNA.
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