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  • PTC Extraction, Amplification, and Electrophoresis Kit with CarolinaBLU® and 0.2-mL Tubes (with prepaid coupon)

PTC Extraction, Amplification, and Electrophoresis Kit with CarolinaBLU® and 0.2-mL Tubes (with prepaid coupon)

Item # 211381 Exclusive This product is exclusive to Carolina Biological Supply.

This kit explores the molecular basis of the inherited ability to taste the bitter chemical phenylthiocarbamide (PTC). Students determine their ability to taste PTC using taste paper. They then use safe saline mouthwash and Chelex® extraction to obtain a sample of their own DNA and amplify a 221-nucleotide region of the PTC taste receptor gene.
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Overview

Advanced - For experienced high school and college classes; requires some basic technical skill.

This kit explores the molecular basis of the inherited ability to taste the bitter chemical phenylthiocarbamide (PTC), which was first described in the 1930s by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientist Albert Blakeslee. Students determine their ability to taste PTC using taste paper. They then use safe saline mouthwash and Chelex® extraction to obtain a sample of their own DNA and amplify a 221-nucleotide region of the PTC taste receptor gene. The 2 alleles differ by a single nucleotide, so restriction digestion of the amplified product followed by gel electrophoresis effectively differentiates the 2 alleles. One allele strongly correlates to the ability to taste PTC. After scoring their SNP genotypes, students determine how well the SNP genotypes actually correlate to tasting.

Kit provides materials for 25 PCR reactions and restriction digests. Kit also includes a prepaid coupon to request perishable materials later at your convenience. Contact us or return the coupon to request delivery of perishables.
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This item includes a prepaid coupon for living or perishable materials (all items). Redeem the coupon for delivery of these materials at your convenience at www.carolina.com/livingform, by phone at 800.334.5551, or by fax at 800.222.7112.

Components Qty Included?
pBR322/BstNI Markers, 0.075 μg/μL, 200 μL 1 Included
HaeIII Restriction Enzyme, 40 μL 1 Included
PTC Primer/Loading Dye Mix, 700 μL 1 Included
Chelex® Resin, 1.5 g 1 Included
Ready-to-Go™ PCR Beads (0.2 mL tubes) 25 Included
Mineral Oil, 5 mL 1 Included
PTC Taste Strips 100 Included
Control Taste Strips 100 Included
Agarose, 10 g 1 Included
TBE Buffer, 200 mL 1 Included
CarolinaBLU® Final Stain, 375 mL 1 Included
CarolinaBLU® Gel and Buffer Stain, 7 mL 1 Included
Latex Gloves 12 Included
Staining Trays 9 Included
Teacher's Manual and Reproducible Student Guide 1 Included
Saline Solution, 0.9% Needed, Not included
Micropipets and Tips, 1 μL to 1000 μL Needed, Not included
Microcentrifuge Tubes, 1.5 mL Needed, Not included
Microcentrifuge Tube Racks Needed, Not included
Microcentrifuge for 1.5 mL Tubes Needed, Not included
PCR Tubes, 0.2 or 0.5 mL Needed, Not included
Tube Adapters for Microcentrifuge, 0.2 or 0.5 mL Needed, Not included
Programmable Thermal Cycler Needed, Not included
Electrophoresis Chambers Needed, Not included
Electrophoresis Power Supplies Needed, Not included
Gel-staining Trays Needed, Not included
White Light Box Needed, Not included
Paper Cups Needed, Not included
Permanent Markers Needed, Not included
Contrainer with Cracked or Crushed Ice Needed, Not included
Boiling Water Bath (optional) Needed, Not included
Camera (optional) Needed, Not included

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