Forensic DNA Analysis

True or False. The total amount of DNA in a cell is known as genome?

• True
• False

Which model of base pairing is correct?

• A=T and C=G
• A=T=C=G
• A+T and G+C
• A=G and T=C

The purpose of PCR

• cutting DNA
• creating RFLPs
• amplifying/copy DNA
• reversing the charge of DNA

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

Who invented the process of DNA fingerprinting?

• Jeffreys
• Dawson
• Roseland
• Crick

What enzyme is used during PCR to pair complementary bases to the template strand?

• Thermonuclease
• Helicase
• DNA Polymerase
• RNA Polymerase

How do scientists cut DNA into smaller strands?

• restriction enzymes
• scissors
• ligase
• agarose

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