Forensics Genetics

Why do you use a new pipette tip on the micropipette every time you get a new sample?

• To avoid contaminating the other samples
• To use as many tools as you can.
• The pipette tips disappear after being used.
• None of these reasons

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partiaal strand
ATG TGA CAG

• ATG TGA CAG
• TAC ACT GTC
• GTA AGT GAC
• CAT TCA CTG

Which two bear species are most closely related?

• Bear 1 and Bear 2
• Bear 1 and Bear 3
• Bear 2 and Bear 3
• There’s no way to tell

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

• Bob
• Sue
• John
• Lisa

Encoded DNA, with directions to build molecules

• Introns
• Exons

Watson and Crick were the first to suggest that DNA is _____

• a short molecule
• the shape of a double helix
• a protein molecule
• the genetic material

The computerized database used to store DNA information is: 

• AFIS
• NIBIN
• CODIS
• PDQ

Biologists need additional copies of a DNA fragment. What tool should they use?

• Gel Electrophoresis
• PCR
• Restriction enzymes
• This isn't possible

Where is DNA found in the body?

• Cells nucleus
• Heart
• Cartilage
• Muscle

Which of the following is a molecule labeled with a radioactive isotope, dye, or enzyme that is used to locate a particular sequence or gene on a DNA molecule?

• Restriction Enzyme
• DNA Fingerprint
• DNA probe
• Genome