# DNA extraction explained - biology animation

This animation demonstrates the process of DNA extraction, showing how tissues are disrupted, cells are burst open by alkaline lysis and DNA is separated for study.

Suitable for high school biology / secondary science classes on genetics and inheritance.

This video is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). You are free to share and adapt this material, provided attribution is given. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Attribution: Created by the Wellcome Sanger Institute for www.yourgenome.org, released under CC BY 4.0.

More DNA learning resources: https://www.yourgenome.org/

Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOZ55MwDaD9WoxSHQvvyOw64pcauGUBJN&si=oS8W_JGiy5eWdGu9

- Kind: Cartoon
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: yourgenome
- Genres: Animation, Science
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DNA_extraction_explained_-_biology_animation.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: yourgenome
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/181212898?play=1)