Chapter 22 Quiz: Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Profiling

Human genomes contain sequence polymorphisms, which are the variations in nucleotide sequences among individuals.

• True

• False

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One type of sequence polymorphism is called a stranded nucleic acid polymorph.

• True

• False

Millions of SNPs exist in the human genome.

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• False

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If an SNP originating from a spontaneous mutation occurs in the germ line, it can be inherited by offspring.

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• False

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There are advantages in utilizing SNP loci as markers for forensic markers.

• They are abundant in the human genome.

• They are suitable for human identification.

• The SNP loci have lower mutation rates.

• All of the above

The use of SNPs for forensics DNA analysis has some disadvantages.

• The SNP loci is not polymorphic

• SNPs are biallelic.

• The SNP loci are difficult to resolve so it most likely is not possible to carry out a database search for a match.

• All of the above.

Autosomal SNPs can not be used for the most common types of forensic testing.

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• False

SNP panels for mitochondrial DNA profiling are useful for identifying human remains.

• True

• False

SNP loci such as ancestry informative markers (AIM) can be used to determine gender.

• True

• False

Phenotype is the expression of the genotype.

• True

• False

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