I’ve chosen to take steps to improve the quality of the DNA I extracted over the winter and early spring from the Porites samples I collected in Nov. 2015. Today I selected several samples for which I will plan to generate ddRAD /Epi RAD libraries and subjected them to ethanol precipitation. Here is the protocol I followed (adapted from this):
- 1/10 volume of 3 M Na-Acetate, pH 5.2 , added to sample
- 2.2 volumes of ice-cold 100% ethanol added to sample
- sample mixed and stored at -20°C for 1.5 hours to precipitate the DNA
- DNA pelleted by centrifugation at full speed (21,000 x g) in microcentrifuge for 30 minutes
- ethanol oured off and pellet washed twice with room-temperature 70% ethanol
- DNA pellet air-dried
- DNA resuspended in 50 μl Qiagen AE buffer