a) Background:
Scientists are able to view DNA from different samples to see certain genes that cause disease. This can be helpful in targeting base pairs in DNA. Hopefully in the future scientists will be able to fix certain genetic diseases using this technology. Through the lab, we will be able to transform genes using cDNA to make them a color. The shade and tint of the color refers to which cell sample it is from, and whether or not the gene is muted or not.
b) Process:
For this lab we had 6 gene samples, and using a pipette set at 20 microliters, we placed all 6 samples onto a small slide. Then, we used a pipette to place 20 microliters of cDNA. The cDNA made the gene samples change color.
c) Results:
Some of the genes were light pink, which means that they were present in the cancerous lung cell. The other colored genes were blue, which means that they are present in both the cancerous and normal cells. The gene 4, which is hemoglobin, was actually clear after cDNA was used, so this means that it was not present in either sample.
