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Asked 24th Jan, 2017

Why do we usually use ethanol 100% first, then 70% in DNA extraction?

in many protocol for DNA extraction I have seen that 100% ethanol (absolute ethanol) is used first for DNA precipitation (washing) then 70% ethanol. 
why does it like that and what is the reason for ordering like that?
Nuha Nihad A. Aburahma
University of Baghdad / College of Science
I also agree with Jetty Ramadevi