DNA Profiling

How will the following nucleotides pair?

ACCTGATGGAC

What process is used to separate fragments of DNA?

• Restriction mapping

• Polymerase chain reaction

• Sanger sequencing

• Gel electrophoresis

What size DNA fragments travel through the gel the fastest?

• Larger fragments

• Smaller fragments

• Medium-sized fragments

What can be determined about the DNA in bands I and II?

• Band I contains a longer DNA sequence than band II.

• The DNA bands have the same DNA sequence

• The DNA bands are the same size

• Band II contains a longer DNA sequence than band I.

Based on these results whose blood was found in the blood stain at the crime scene?

• Bob

• Sue

• John

• Lisa

Which suspect is likely guilty?

• Suspect #1
• Suspect #2
• Suspect #3

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

In gel electrophoresis, the largest DNA fragment will appear

• closest to the starting wells
• farthest from the starting wells
• three quarters away from the starting wells
• it depends on how many fragments there are

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

What does PCR accomplish?

• determining the sequence of DNA

• develop proteins

• make copies of a DNA section

• make mRNA

Alternate forms of a trait (the possibilities) are called

• alleles

• loci

• exons

• chromosomes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the STR in the following strand of DNA? AGTCAAGCTCGCTCGCTCGCTCAAT

• GCTC

• CTCA

• AGCT

• AGTC