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=Welcome to the //Exploring Genetics// Wiki= This wiki was developed as an addendum to the Exploring Genetics workshop on July 22-23, 2013 at the Museum of Life & Science in Durham, NC. The activities presented in this workshop are modified from the Exploring Genetics manual available online: []

Dr. George Allen's Presentation
Dr. George Allen is a plant molecular biologist at NC State University studying DNA replication in plants. He one of the collaborators on the NSF grant that helped fund the //Exploring Genetics// project.
 * Dr. George Allen's website: @http://cals.ncsu.edu/hort_sci/people/faculty/pages/allen.php
 * DNA Learning Center animations: @http://www.dnalc.org/resources/3d/index.html

Genetic Traits Activity

 * **LEARN.GENETICS** **> select //observable traits//:** @http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/traits/
 * **Dr. Larry Thomas dominant vs. recessive traits:** @http://www.blinn.edu/socialscience/ldthomas/feldman/handouts/0203hand.htm
 * **Myths of Human Genetics (challenges commonly taught traits):**[| http://udel.edu/~mcdonald/mythintro.html]

Extraction of DNA from strawberries
Modified from @http://www.gs.washington.edu/outreach/dhillon_dnaprocedure.pdf
 * 1) Place a strawberry in a ziploc bag with 10 ml of extraction buffer (1 teaspoon salt, 20 ml dish detergent, 500 ml water bottle)
 * 2) Gently mush the strawberry for about 5 minutes to lyse the cells and separate the DNA from membranes and proteins.
 * 3) Carefully pour mixture through cheesecloth into a cup.
 * 4) Transfer half of the filtered liquid into a test tube (~5 ml)
 * 5) Using a pipet, slowly add an equal volume of ice cold isopropanol or ethanol (~
 * 6) The DNA will begin to precipitate out of solution forming in the top layer. You can spool the DNA on a toothpick or skewer (called snarding).
 * 7) Look at your DNA under the microscope.

Online Genetics Resources
Websites and iPad/iTouch apps for genetics