Forensic DNA & Insect Evidence

DNA can have forensic value even if it is decades old.

• true

• false

Which of the following is a piece of evidence that does NOT contain nuclear DNA?

• hair with the follicle

• Saliva

• Hair without the follicle

• Blood

Which organelle (part) of the cell is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• chloroplast

• nucleus

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

Replicate the following strand of DNA. (Hint: Match the nucleotide pairs. You did this when you created your DNA molecule.)

AATCATGGA

• AATCATGGA

• TTAGTACCT

• UUAGUACCU

• GGATAUCUA

This database contains DNA profiles for felons and unsolved crimes.

• DNAI

• CODIS

• AFIS

• CODNA

All living things have DNA.

• True

• False

DNA can place a person at a crime scene, even if they claim they have never been there.

• True

• False

Identical twins have the same DNA, but different fingerprints.

• True

• False