DNA vocab

a self-replicating material that is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.

​DNA

the movement of charged particles in a fluid or gel under the influence of an electric field.

​Electrophoresis

the action of taking out something, especially using effort or force..

​Extraction

a laboratory technique for rapidly producing (amplifying) millions to billions of copies of a specific segment of DNA..

​PCR

shorl tandemly repeated DNA sequences that involve a repetitive unit of 1-6 bp (1), forming series with lengths of up to 100 nucleotides (nt).

​STR

The process of testing to identify DNA patterns or types.

​DNA profiling

A molecule that contains nitrogen and has the chemical properties of a base

​Nitrogenous base

a substituted derivative of pyrimidine, especially the bases thymine and cytosine present in DNA.

​Pyrimidine

A molecule that contains nitrogen and has the chemical properties of a base

​Purine

A molecule that contains nitrogen and has the chemical properties of a base

​Nitrogenous base