- DNA PATERNITY TESTING || By using DNA fingerprinting, or DNA profiling, a child's paternal relationship can be tested by comparing the child's DNA profile to the profile of the mother and possible father to determine if an individual is the father or not
- DNA KIT || The kit contains enough materials for 8 groups of students. In this activity students will use electrophoresis to separate DNA samples of a child, mother, and two potential fathers to determine if either father is a possible paternal match
- GREAT FOR ELECTROPHORESIS EXPERIMENTS || This kit is excellent for lab and classroom use. Teachers Guide and Student Study Guide copymasters included
- INSTRUCTIONS || Product instructions and safe usage & storage information is printed directly on the product bottle. SDS is available upon request. For Laboratory Use Only. Not for drug, food or household use. Keep out of reach of children
- MANUFACTURED IN THE USA || The Curated Chemical Collection by Innovating Science is comprised of high quality chemical products that manufactured in the United States
DNA Paternity Testing Electrophoresis Lab Activity
While over 99% of DNA is the same among all humans, the remaining part is unique to every individual (with the exception of identical twins). These differences are hereditary, with parts of the unique sequence coming from each parent. By using DNA fingerprinting, or DNA profiling, a child's paternal relationship can be tested by comparing the child's DNA profile to the profile of the mother and possible father to determine if an individual is the father or not. In this activity students will use electrophoresis to separate DNA samples of a child, mother, and two potential fathers to determine if either father is a possible paternal match. The kit contains enough materials for 8 groups of students and includes a Teacher's Guide and Student Study Guide copymasters.
Kit Includes:
- 200mL Prepared Agarose, 0.8% Solution
- 500mL Tris Borate EDTA Buffer, 5X
- 60mL DNA Stain, 20X
- 10ug Mother's DNA Sample
- 10ug Child's DNA Sample
- 10ug Possible Father #1 DNA Sample
- 10ug Possible Father #2 DNA Sample
Safe handling and storage procedures are printed directly on each bottle. The Curated Chemical Collection by Innovating Science is comprised of high quality chemical products that manufactured in the United States.
For Laboratory Use Only. Not for drug, food or household use. Keep out of reach of children. For more information, refer to the Safety Data Sheet.
Safety Data Sheet
Download HereItems Needed
Not included in the kit:
Agarose electrophoresis chamber
Electrophoresis power supply
Micropipettes w/micropipette tips, 10μl
Gel staining trays or similar (large enough to accommodate flat agarose gels)
Microwave or hot water bath
Distilled or deionized water
Kit Specs
Comes with instructionsNon-regulatedCountry of Origin: US
Harm Code: 9023.00.0000
