Extract DNA from a Strawberry

All living things are made of cells and DNA tells the cell what to do. Science Mom shows you how to extract the DNA from a strawberry.

All living things are made of cells and DNA tells the cell what to do. DNA is a polymer, a LONG strand of repeating units. Just like beads strung together make a necklace, nucleotides strung together make a strand of DNA. The long strands are coiled tightly in the nucleus of each cell. Follow along as Science Mom shows you how to extract DNA from a strawberry.

Journal Questions

Why do strawberries and bananas look different?
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In the video, Science Mom said “if you took one human cell and then stretched the DNA out flat, it would be nearly ___ feet long”. How many feet did she say? What did you think about that? Was it “mind-boggling” to you?

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