Edvotek DNA Fingerprinting Using Restriction Enzymes Experiment Kit

Teach your students about restriction enzyme digests in the context of forensic science! Your students will cut DNA with restriction enzymes and then compare the banding pattern of the crime scene DNA versus that of two suspects using agarose gel electrophoresis.

• Explore DNA and restriction enzymes through the lens of forensic science
• Learn the biology, techniques, and applications of DNA fingerprinting
• Digest DNA from two suspects using the enzymes EcoRI and HindIII
• Separate and size DNA samples using gel electrophoresis
• Compare suspect and crime scene samples to determine ′whodunnit′
• Group size: for 8 gels
• Time required: complete in 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes
• Kit includes: instructions, ″crime scene″ and ″suspect″ Ready-to-Load™ DNA samples, DNA standard marker, Dryzymes® - EcoRI and HindIII, enzyme reaction buffer, reconstitution buffer, UltraSpec-Agarose™, 10X gel loading solution, 50X concentrated electrophoresis buffer, practice gel loading solution, SYBR® Safe stain, FlashBlue™ DNA stain, 1mL pipette, microtipped transfer pipettes, and microcentrifuge tubes
• Storage: some components require freezer storage upon receipt