DNA in Forensics

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What type of bond joins the two strands of nitrogenous bases in DNA?

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Hydrogen bonds

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What is DNA made of?

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Nucleotides

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What pushes DNA fragments through the gel in gel electrophoresis?

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Electric current

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Adenine pairs with which nitrogenous base?

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Thymine

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What is the method of separating molecules like DNA according to size and charge?

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Gel Electrophoresis

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What are the building blocks of DNA?

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Nucleotides, which consist of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.

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What are the four nitrogenous bases in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine.

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What is the role of gel electrophoresis in forensics?

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To separate DNA fragments for analysis.

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What is the significance of DNA fingerprinting?

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It is used to identify individuals based on their unique DNA profiles.

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What is the structure of DNA?

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A double helix formed by two strands of nucleotides.