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Why chilled ethanol is added for DNA isolation?

to precipitate extracted DNA


Why is isopropanol used to precipitate DNA and what does it do to DNA to make it precipitate?

As DNA is completely soluble in water, but not in alcohol, like isopropanol, when isoprop is added, its engaged more and more water molecule to interact, as a result, less water molecules are available to dissolve DNA, and DNA statrs ppt out.


Why does DNA uncoil and precipitate in ethanol but not in water?

BECAuse it does...


Why do you use NaCl in DNA extractions?

Sodium chloride help to precipitate and separate DNA.


Why does native DNA precipitate as fibers?

Native DNA precipitates as fibers when alcohol is added to a solution containing DNA. The DNA fibers can then be spooled onto a glass rod.


Will calcium chloride and potassium phosphate precipitate?

yes it will precipitate DNA if your lysing nuclei; add benzamidine hydrochloride though as a protease inhibitor.


What is the function in the following reagents used in the extraction and precipitation of DNA?

to extract the DNA from the solution, isopropyl alcohol is mixed with the DNA solution to precipitate the same.


What type of molecule has to be stripped from DNA before it will precipitate out solution?

water, H2O


What causes the DNA to precipitate and spool on the rod?

The alcohol used causes the precipitate to form due to a reaction allowing the hydrogen bonds between the nucleotides to form, which causes the DNA to become efficient packed and twisted together.


What is the function of the alcohol in DNA extraction?

DNA is not soluble in isopropyl alcohol. It will precipitate out when you add this solvent. Once out of solution you can centrifuge it down and collect the pellet of DNA.


How does ethanol allow DNA strands to form?

It causes it to condense or precipitate out of the soap solution.


What is use of ethanol in DNA isolation?

Ethanol is used to precipitate the DNA. I.e. to bring the DNA out of solution. Precipitated DNA is then spun down and re suspended in the appropriate buffer that is suitable for sample storage