DNA Quiz

Each person has unique DNA, and half of a person’s DNA comes from their biological ______ and the other half comes from their biological ______.

• Mother, Father

• Sister, Brother

• Aunt, Uncle

• Cousin, Grandparent

DNA is made of ____________________.

• Nucleotides

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Carbohydrates

DNA stands for __________________________.

• Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid

• Deoxyribonucleic Protein

• Deoxyribonucleic Base

• Deoxyribose Acid

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

The base adenine will always pair up with the base ____________________.

• Thymine

• Cytosine

• Guanine

• Uracil

The base guanine will always pair up with the base ____________________.

• Cytosine

• Thymine

• Adenine

• Uracil

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is smaller, circular, only inherited from _____________.

• Mother

• Father

• Both parents

• Siblings

What DNA Testing Can Do For Investigating A Crime…(check all that are correct)

• Link serial crimes

• Identify possible suspects

• Exonerate innocent people who had been wrongfully accused

• Determine body type

• Identify unknown victim’s remains

For DNA to meet legal requirements to be admissible; it must be properly documented, collected, packaged, preserved, and kept within the ________________________.

• DNA lab

• Chain of custody

• Original crime scene

• Collection container

What does CODIS stand for?

• Collected Onsite DNA Information System

• Crime One Differential System

• Combined DNA Index System

• Combined Onsite DNA Identification Solution

The first step of collecting and preserving DNA evidence can include: (select all correct answers)

• Pictures

• Notes

• Running it through the lab machines

• Name of person collecting the evidence

• Proper labels of location