Jenna Rdz Lab 5 Pipetting and DNA Extraction (worksheet)

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Lab 5 DNA Extraction (+ Pipetting) Pipetting exercises 1. Place a small weigh boat on a balance and then zero (or tare ) the balance so that it reads 0.00 g. Set a 100-1000 μL pipettor to 1000 μL by rotating the plunger. Pipet 1000 μL of water onto the weigh boat, and record the mass of the water in the chart below. Tare the balance, and then repeat for 500 μL and 250 μL. What is the density of water? ___ 1g/mL 2. _______ What should the mass of 1000 μL be?_____ 1g ___ Volume pipetted Mass (g) 1000 μL 1g 500 μL 0.50g 250 μL 0.25g (1 pt each) If your recorded masses are significantly different than predicted, talk to your instructor about your pipetting technique. (1000ul/1000ul) * 1ml = 1ml =1g. (500ul/1000ul)* 1ml= .5ml = .5g (250ul/1000ul)*1ml = .25ml= .25g D= M/V 1ml/1g= 1g/mL 3. Transfer 100 μL of water to a clean tube. You will now attempt to aliquot the water, meaning you will divide a whole sample into equal portions. Use an appropriate pipettor and tip to transfer the water to a new tube in 10-μL aliquots. Transfer all your aliquots to the same tube. How many complete transfers of 10 μL were you able to make? __ 10 ___ (1pt) If you were only able to perform 8 or 9 transfers, you may be depressing the plunger to the second stop when filling your pipettor. If you have water left in your tube after performing 10 transfers, you may be filling the pipet tip too quickly, or your pipet tip may not be below the surface of the liquid. Talk with your instructor about issues with your pipetting technique. 1
Centrifugation B1. Balancing a centrifuge Fill in the circles below to balance a centrifuge with the following number of tubes: (0.5pts for each) 2 tubes 4 tubes 3 tubes How would you balance 5 tubes in a centrifuge with 24 places, without using an additional tube? Completed extraction of strawberry DNA (5pts) (Insert picture here) 2
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