Extracting DNA from Cells Biology Genetic Engineering Extracting DNA from Cells Questions What is the function of the addition of salt during DNA extraction? What are the barriers that need to be broken down to extract DNA out of a plant cell? Why is ribonuclease often included in lysis buffer when extracting dna? What is its function? What is added during DNA extraction to denature enzymes? Why would scientists want to extract DNA out of a plant cell? Genetic Engineering View all chapters DNA Databases Extracting DNA from Cells DNA / RNA Probes Restriction Enzymes Bacterial Transformation Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) DNA Sequencing DNA Profiling Gel Electrophoresis Western Blot Protein purification methods ELISA / Immunoassays Prev Next