DNA Extraction Explained

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The questions answered in this video are at the following time points:

0:47 - Who has more chromosomes--a human or a strawberry?
1:18 - Which food works best for DNA extraction and why?
2:05 - Why does rubbing alcohol make the DNA precipitate?
2:48 - Why use COLD rubbing alcohol?
3:01 - Do you need to pour the alcohol into the jar carefully or can you dump it in?
3:31 - What can you do with DNA?
4:32 - WORKSHEET #1 coloring page explained
5:31 - If you extracted DNA from a strawberry and planted it, could you grow a new strawberry?
6:13 - If you at strawberry DNA, could you become a human-strawberry mutant?
7:49 - WORKSHEET #2 coloring page explained
9:54 - Could you make a strawberry taste like a banana?

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