Bertino Chapter 7: DNA Profiling

Because DNA is composed of alternating sugar and phosphate molecules, DNA is known as a double helix.

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Most females have one X and one Y (XY) sex chromosome.

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• False

To calculate the percentage of people who have a particular allele, population studies are conducted to collect data.

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• False

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Humans share common ancestors. Therefore the DNA STR profile of all humans is the same.

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• False

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mtDNA is used to trace ancestry through the female line.

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Except for identical twins, no two people on earth have the same:

• physical characteristics.

• DNA

• blood group

• skeletal type.

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People are always shedding cells. Therefore DNA can be recovered from:

• skin cells.

• saliva.

• semen.

The term that describes a picture of homologous pairs of human chromosomes is:

• karyotype.

• genetics.

• archetype.

The 95 percent of noncoding DNA is involved in:

• blueprint production.

• genetic material.

• cell regulation.

• DNA fingerprinting.

If one person has two alleles that are the same for a specific STR, then that person is considered to have:

• rare occurring alleles.

• heterozygous genotypes.

• frequently occurring alleles.

• homozygous genotypes.