What does the blender do in onion DNA extraction?

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What does the blender do in onion DNA extraction?

2007-04-23 10:28:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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It breaks the onion into a liquid so you can run the DNA of the onion.

2007-04-23 11:24:32 · answer #1 · answered by delldude405 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The blender is a "physical" means of breaking apart the cell walls and membranes to release the DNA.

(The detergent and meat tenderizer are "chemical" means of breaking apart the membranes and proteins to release the DNA.)

2007-04-23 10:32:15 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋