DNA Analysis

The four types of nucleotides that make up DNA are named for their:

• hydrogen bonds

• nitrogenous bases

• phosphate group

• ring-shaped sugars

What is the charge of DNA?

• positive

• negative

• neutral

DNA is a polymer made of:

• Nucleotides

• Ribosomes

• Purines

• Pyrimidines

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix

• contains ribose

• made of amino acids

• contains Uracil

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

• deoxyribose sugar and adenine

• deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond

• deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus

• deoxyribose sugar and phosphate

What are the three components of a nucleotide?

• sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base

• sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base

• sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base

• sugar, phosphate, protein

What event in 1992 was a way to help wrongly convicted people that primarily relied on DNA testing?

• The Innocence Project

• The DNA Testing Project

• The Extraction Project

• The Molecular Analysis Project

STRs are more ______________ than RFLPs and can even be collected from bodies with severe decomposition.

• Enahanced

• Generic

• Stable

• Biased

Which of the following best describes how SNP analysis would be used?

• To create a DNA profile for prisoners

• To decide criminal risk of an individual

• To construct medical treatment plans

• To figure out ancestry

How does agarose gel separate DNA fragments?

• By filtering DNA based on size

• By staining DNA fragments

• By visualizing DNA profiles

• By binding to DNA molecules