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- Title: Whodunnit?: DNA Fingerprinting
Short Description: Identify the culprit by matching DNA from a crime scene to that of three suspects.
Type: Hands-on
Duration: Half-day (9.00 AM- 12.00 PM)
Fees: INR 1947 (INR 1650 + 18% GST)
Category (for payment): MBY Workshop Tier 1
Aimed at: School (Class IX-XII) and College students
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Application process (in brief)
Application process (in brief)
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Course Content
Course Content
1. Basic laboratory practices
1. Basic laboratory practices
Basic safety precautions, handling of micropipettes and safe disposal of laboratory wastes. To know more about how to handle micropipettes, watch this video or or practice using any online simulation like LabXchange .
2. Restriction digestion of DNA
2. Restriction digestion of DNA
This technique makes use of restriction endonucleases to cut the DNA into smaller fragments which can then be separated on an agarose gel by electrophoresis. To know more , read this article.
3. Agarose Gel Electrophoresis (AGE)
3. Agarose Gel Electrophoresis (AGE)
The digested DNA is checked using AGE confirm whether the digestion has happened properly or not. To know more about gel electrophoresis, you can either read this article or watch this video.
4. Interpretation of the results
4. Interpretation of the results
Observing the pattern of DNA fragments on the agarose gel and quantifying the size of the DNA fragments using software.
5. Overview of DNA fingerprinting in forensics and its other applications
5. Overview of DNA fingerprinting in forensics and its other applications
To know more about the entire process of DNA fingerprinting in forensics, please read this article or watch this video.
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