DNA & Electrophoresis

A method of amplifying (duplicating) small amounts of DNA evidence for use in investigation, testing, etc.

• STRs

• PCR

• Intron

• Exon

If base-pairing rules state that Adenine always pairs with Thymine, and Cytosine pairs with Guanine, what would be the complementary strand to ACGGT?

• ACGGT
• TGGCA
• TGCCA
• ACCGT

How do scientists cut DNA into smaller strands?

• restriction enzymes
• scissors
• ligase
• agarose

The computerized database used to store DNA information is: 

• AFIS
• NIBIN
• CODIS
• PDQ

Which DNA strands move the fastest through the gel when the electricity is turned on?

• The long strands
• The short strands
• The medium strands
• They all move the same

Mitochondrial DNA is inherited from:

• Just mom

• both parents

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1