DNA Evidence & Vocab Review

The DNA in a person's blood is the same as the DNA in his/her skin cells and saliva.

• True

• False

What type of evidence is DNA?

• Class

• Trace

• Individual

• Direct

Biological evidence should be

• stored in air-tight containers

• frozen using liquid nitrogen

• packaged as quickly as possible

• put into breathable containers

What does CODIS stand for?

• Crazy Old Dogs Intimidate Snakes

• Convicted Offender DNA Index System

• Combined DNA Index System

• Cameron Occasionally Dreams Instead of Studying

Who is credited for discovering DNA fingerprinting?

• Watson & Crick

• Edmond Locard

• Rosalind Franklin

• Alec Jeffreys

A method of separating DNA fragments according to their size and charge using an electric current passed through a gel containing the samples a

• Chromosome
• DNA Probe
• Electrophoresis
• Restriction Enzyme

This process uses short repeating sections of DNA to identify an individual.

• Gel Electrophoresis

• PCR

• STR Analysis

• RFLP Analysis

Type of DNA that varies most among individuals and is used to create DNA fingerprints.

• non-coding DNA

• coding DNA

• Deoxyribose

• hydrogen bonds

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Pattern of DNA fragments obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA pairs.

• DNA Fingerprint

• Allele

• Chromosome

• Fingerprint

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Prior to the 1980s, DNA technology was not a available to provide information to crime scene investigators.

• True

• False