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what does it mean if the purity of the unknown dna sample was measured 2.54. also...

what does it mean if the purity of the unknown dna sample was measured 2.54. also how can it be fixed.
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the purity of a DNA sample is usually measured by A260/A280 ratio.

A260/A280 ratio of 1.8 is usually accepted as pure for DNA.

A260/A280 ratio.of 2.0 is accepted as pure for RNA.

for a DNA sample, A260/A280 ratio higher than 1.8 indicates the presence of RNA.  

this can be fixed by adding RNase to the purified DNA sample.

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