Forensics T/F DNA

nDNA is a combination of genetics from both parents.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

mtDNA is a combination of genetics from both parents.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

mtDNA is less likely to be mutated by environment than nDNA.

• True

• False

nDNA is considered class evidence.

• True

• False

mtDNA is found in the nucleus of all of our cells

• True

• False

In analyzing Touch DNA, there is often more victim DNA than suspect DNA present.

• True

• False

Touch DNA is almost never contaminated by other sources of DNA.

• True

• False

DNA databases store DNA profiles from crime scene evidence, convicted offenders, felony arrestees, missing persons, and unidentified human remains.

• True

• False

DNA is the best kind of evidence to find at a crime scene because it will always lead to just one suspect.

• True

• False

mtDNA is inherited from mother to child, but never from father to child.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1