Forensics B Review

Adenine pairs with ​ (a)   , and Guanine pairs with ​ (b)   in the DNA molecule.

• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine
• Guanine

So many letters! Match the acronym to the correct description.

• PCR

• The process used to create a DNA profile by analyzing the number of repeats on your chromosomes

• RFLP

• Used to copy a strand of DNA to later be analyzed

• CODIS

• The DNA database that stores DNA profiles

• STR

• The DNA analysis technique that cuts the DNA up into pieces and separates them using gel electrophoresis

Which suspect matches the crime scene DNA?

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which of these fragments is the LARGEST?

Match the following letters to the correct bones:

A: ​ (a)   H:​ (b)   G: ​ (c)  

E: ​ (d)   N: ​ (e)  

• cranium
• sternum
• humerus
• ulna
• femur
• radius
• patella
• mandible
• tibia
• fibula

Match the following terms to the correct definition

• rigor mortis

• The stiffening of muscles after death

• livor mortis

• The cooling of the body after death

• algor mortis

• The pooling of blood in the body after death

If an African American person has a profile that matches at THO1 & FGA, what would you do to calculate the probability that profile would be anyone but the person you are trying to identify?

• Add 0.114 & 0.036

• Add 0.036 & 0.097

• Multiply 0.036 & 0.114

• Divide 0.114 by 0.036

What effect does increasing temperature have on insect development?

• It makes it go slower

• It makes it go faster

• It has no effect on development

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of these bones is best to identify a skeleton as male or female?

• humerus

• femur

• radius

• pelvic bones

What antigens are present in a person with type B- blood?

• B, only
• B and Rh
• A and Rh
• A, only