Project Lead the Way PBS Section 1.1.6

Agarose gels are a mixture of...

• agar and buffer

• agar and acid compound

• buffer and gel

As digested DNA fragments move through an electrically charged agarose gel, their varying lengths propel them at different speeds.

• True

• False

Staining is not required to view the bands on gels from gel electrophoresis.

• True

• False

DNA has a

• Negative charge

• Positive charge

• Both a negative and positive charge

A standard for comparison when running DNA sample through gel electrophoresis to compare bands is called

• DNA Band

• DNA Ladder

• DNA Gel

FLPs are responsible for the unique “DNA fingerprint” of an individual

• True

• False

The process of adding DNA to a gel before running gel electrophoresis is called

• Docking the gel

• Adding the gel

• Loading the gel

The area in which the DNA travels is called a

• runway

• path

• strip

• lane

250 milliliters is equal to how many microliters?

• 250,000

• 25,000

• 2,500

What does CODIS stand for?

• Combined DNA Entry System

• Combined DNA Index System

• Coded DNA Index System