study guides (data, ch.9)

Question 1

What are the steps involved in STR genotyping?

Question 2

What is a size standard and allelic ladder? Why are they important?

Question 3

How does one decide what a true peak is?

Question 4

What is the difference between technology and biological artifacts? Give examples

Question 5

What is the stutter peak? Can it be eliminated?

Question 6

What is the non template A addition? How can you fix it?

Question 7

List the applications of human identity testing,

Question 8

Explain the use of DNA typing in Paternity testing, missing persons and mass disaster testing.
Give examples

Question 9

How does the missing person/disaster victim identification differ from casework?

Question 10

Give examples of missing persons and mass disaster testing

Question 11

What are the other used for STR and DNA typing methods?

Question 12

What are the challenges in the STR testing in paternity, missing persons and mass disaster?