DNA Fingerprinting

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A keystone species is a species that:

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plays a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecosystem

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In what countries do they suspect the elephants were poached?

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Botswana, Tanzania, and Kenya

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What are the three parts of a nucleotide?

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A sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base

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What kind of sugar is found in a nucleotide?

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Ribose

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What are the four nitrogen bases?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine

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On the ladder, which nitrogen base pairs with Adenine (A)?

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Thymine (T)

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Which bases are purines?

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Adenine (A) and Guanine (G)

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Which bases are pyrimidines?

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Thymine (T) and Cytosine (C)

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Which nucleotide pairs with adenine?

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Thymine (T)

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Using the restriction enzymes Bam HI, Hin dIII and Eco RI, which sites would each cut the DNA sequence provided?

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Bam HI cuts at GGATCC, Hin dIII cuts at AAGCTT, Eco RI cuts at GAATTC