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It helps break the nuclear membrane of the cell.

Detergent containing the compound SDS ( sodiumdodecyl sulfate) is used to break down and emulsify the fat and proteins that make up a cell membrane.

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Although it it a bad idea to use something as unregulated as dish washing liquid for DNA isolation, the scientific principle is that proteins denature (or break up) in the presence of a detergent. Denatured proteins can then be separated from the remainder of the cellular contents by centrifugation. This leaves a supernatant containing mainly nucleic acids (DNA and RNA)

Dish washing liquid is unregulated because we do not know exactly what is in there since it is a commercially available product. There could be other ingredients (like fragrances and other appearance enhancers) that might interfere with DNA isolation.

Laboratory grade detergents like SDS and CTAB are used for DNA isolation

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The reagents used in DNA extraction contains salts that help buffer the respective reagents. Toward the end of DNA extraction, it is necessary to wash away these salts in order to obtain clean DNA for further experiments. Therefore, wash buffer is used for DNA extraction

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http://learn.genetics.Utah.edu/content/labs/extraction/howto/detergent.html

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Detergent is a dehydrating agent that allows the DNA to precipitate. Precipitated DNA can then be separated from the other components through a process called centrifugation.

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Detergent is added in DNA extraction to breakdown and emulsify fat and proteins of the cell membrane.

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