1. activity 1: Extraction of DNA1) Explain why you think each of the following steps of the procedures was necessary to the extraction process:
2. How might you go about proving that the material that was extracted is really DNA?
3. ) What other sources could be used to extract DNA?
Activity 2: DNA, Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer
Question 1: My doctor told me that I have breast cancer, but no one in my family has ever had breast cancer? Why did I get it? I thought that breast cancer was inherited. She told me that it is due to changes in my genes, but I don’t understand how changes in my genes can cause cancer.
cancer.Question 2: My doctor told me that my tumor makes a high level of Her-2 proteins and that she is going to treat me with a drug called Herceptin®. How does this drug work? My friend had her cancer treated with tamoxifen, and it seems to be working for her. Why can’t I be treated with the same drug?
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