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elleri
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DNA testing in sugarcanes

Post by elleri »

Our study is about DNA testing in sugarcanes...
So far we only have a method in DNA fingerprinting in humans, and we think that there might be simiarities...are there? And is there a voltage regulator in an electrophoresis chamber?
Thanks...
Is there an alternative method to DNA testing? And is there a voltage regulator in the electrophoresis chamber?
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Re: DNA testing in sugarcanes

Post by deleted-2574 »

Hi elleri!

I'm sorry. I don't have an answer or website pointer for either of your two questions: 1) DNA testing in sugarcanes and 2) voltage regulators in an electrophoresis chamber.

As a procedural manner, please post two new topics: 1) "DNA testing in sugarcanes - new" and 2) voltage regulators in an electrophoresis chamber, each of which would focus on a single topic.

If the messages are laid out this way, it becomes far easier on the people reading and mentoring the board.

Thanks.
Cheers!

Dave
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Re: sugarcane and voltage regulators

Post by EDS »

Hi elleri,

I'm no biologist, but I imagine it should be possible to fingerprint the DNA of sugarcane just like animal DNA, assuming you can extract the material without destroying or contaminating it.

Try the first link in this search result, and the references there in for a start:
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=sug ... l=en&btnG=
Search

I've never used an electrophoresis device, although I suspect in building one it would generally be a good idea to make it possible to adjust the voltage across the plates. From a few quick online searches, it looks like people tend to use adjustable supplies that provide a couple hundred volts at a few hundred milliamps. (1 milliamp = .001 amps)

Are you building your own device? What sort of power supply are you thinking of using?

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Erik
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Post by deleted-71490 »

Elleri:

These sites will get you started in terms of what DNA fingerpring
ting involves and how to do them.
pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/ispmb/ispmb16/16091-1.pdf

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~biotech_ ed_info/BIOTECH_INFO/bio7.html

pharm.swu.ac.th/web_npec/ content/JOURNAL/workshop%20DNA.pdf

ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/datastore/234-54.pdf

ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/filelibrary/5283/2195.pdf



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