Heredity 7 Societies DNA Forensics (Lecture 13)

Question 1

DNA Profiles

Answer 1

A DNA fingerprint or profile of an individual is produced by evaluating the variation in the short tandem repeats (STR)

Question 2

2 methods- DNA Profiles

Answer 2

1. RFLPs- restriction fragment length polymorphism

2. PCR- Polymerase Chain Reaction

Question 3

DNA profile for 3 People

Answer 3

1 DNA is extracted from cells belonging to three different people
2 Each sample is
cut with a specific restriction enzyme

Question 4

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Answer 4

• Developed in 1986, Kary Mullis- Nobel Prize

- Amplifies DNA

Question 5

Describe the concept of DNA profiling and its applications

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Question 6

Samples used for DNA profiling

Answer 6

blood, hair, toothbrush, socks, cigarettes, etc.

Question 7

How CODIS works

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Question 8

Polymerase Chain Reaction

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Question 9

DNA profiling

Answer 9

The pattern of DNA fragments that can identify individuals

Question 10

Short tandem repeats

Answer 10

DNA sequence 2-9 base pair longs

Question 11

CODIS

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Question 12

Paternity testing

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