We have DNA and PCR products!

For the past month, I have been extracting DNA from the 120 sawfish specimens I collected from Dr. Patricia Charvet's collection and we have some great DNA from these specimens! Overall the average DNA quantity for these specimens is 34 ng/ul which is higher than normal. This is great news and because the DNA quantity was so high I was able to PCR amplify 30 samples using some of my larger primer sets that are between 400-500 bp and some of my smaller primer sets closer to 200 bp. If a PCR gel has these glowing bands on the gel then it means that it has worked. You can see here on these PCR gels that I have PCR products! I will keep you all updated on how sequencing goes once I send some products in.