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Overview pdf Summarising all 8 Steps

DaffDNA Extraction Protocol

DaffDNA Extraction Tube Organisation Sheet



STEP 1: Extracting Daffodil Chloroplast DNA



STEP 2. Choosing the Best DNA

Using Gel Electrophoresis to Select the Cleanest DNA sample

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STEP 3: DNA Library Preparation

Walkthrough Video 1: DNA Extraction using Qiagen DNeasy Plant Mini Kit



STEP 4: DNA Sequencing using MinION Oxford Nanopore Technology

Walkthrough Video 2: DNA Library Preparation Minion Flow Cell Loading & Set up



STEP 5: Base Calling

Base calling is the process of translating the electronic raw signal of the sequencer into bases.

Walkthrough Video 3:



STEP 6: Assembling the DNA sequence with Geneious Prime

Walkthrough Video 4: Geneious Prime Sequence Assembly Instructions



STEP 7: Viewing and Analysising the DNA Sequence in Jalview

Jalview is one of the most widely used programs for visualizing and analyzing DNA, RNA and protein multiple sequence alignments. It uses an interactive multi-window interface for viewing sequences, trees, and three-dimensional structures. It has a number of analysis tools for aligning sequences, measuring similarities and comparing structures.

Walkthrough Video 5: Trimming the Sequence Assembly using Jalview

Walkthrough Video 6: Reviewing the Assembled Sequences using Jalview

Walkthrough Video 7: Create a Tree of Daffodil Chloroplast DNA Sequences



STEP 8: Viewing the Daffodil Chloroplast Genome using OGDRAW

Walkthrough Video 8: Using OGDRAW to Create Graphical Gene Maps



Why do we need Bioinformatics Software such as Jalview?



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