How to extract DNA from a kiwi fruit

This experiment will show you how to extract DNA from a kiwi fruit, the equipment you’ll require to conduct this experiment is:

For the extraction fluid:

• Half a teaspoon of salt, one third of a cup of water and one tablespoon of detergent
• Half a kiwi Fruit
• Sandwich bag
• Water bath
• Ice
• Test tube
• Funnel
• Filter paper
• Pipette
• Ethanol/Rubbing Alcohol
• Straw

Method and observations:

• Place half a kiwi fruit in a sandwich bag
• Squash the kiwi fruit with your hands
• Measure out 50ml of DNA extraction solution
• Pour the solution into the bag with the kiwi fruit
• Mix the contents together
• Place the bag in a hot water bath for 15 mins

• Place a clean test tube in the ice
• Remove the mixture from the water bath
• Place a funnel with filter paper into the test tube
• Pour the mixture into the funnel and wait for the liquid to filter through
• When enough liquid has gathered, remove the funnel
• Remove the test tube from the ice and, using a pipette, insert the ethanol
• Collect the stringy DNA using a stick or straw