kiwi fruit DNA extraction

 Aim : to extract DNA from a kiwi fruit 

Method: 

1. Mush half a kiwi fruit in a zip lock bag with a splash of water and a small teaspoon of salt. 

2. strain the solution through a cloth into a beaker 

3. add a squirt of dishwashing liquid and stir. 

4. pour in the test tube. 

5. place the test tube in a beaker filled with warm water. 

6. leave for 10min. 

slowly pour 5ml of methylated spirits down the inside of the test tube. 

Results 

The discussion:

 You can find DNA anywhere and everywhere from plants and animals to humans. DNA is made up of nucleotides and consisting of A=T and C=G and they are always found in these pairings. Surprisingly humans share about 60% of our DNA with kiwi fruit. 

Conclusion: I would not do anything different as it worked perfectly and I extracted DNA