You Are Your Genetic Code

Question 1

Human Genome Project

Answer 1

a joint effort of thousands of researchers from laboratories worldwide that determined the sequence f the three billion pairs of nucleotides making up the human genome

Question 2

DNA fingerprint

Answer 2

the pattern of bands into which DNA fragments sort during gel electrophoresis; this pattern is unique for every individual except twins and other multiple-birth people

Question 3

Gel electrophoresis

Answer 3

a tool used to separate molecules according to their mass and charge can be used to separate fragments of DNA

Question 4

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)

Answer 4

DNA within the mitochondria; is genetically identical to that of the female parent because the cytoplasm of offspring is derived from the egg (ovum)

Question 5

Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA)

Answer 5

circular molecules of DNA found int he chloroplasts of plants; codes for the function of photosynthesis