WorksheetsDNA Technology
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 12mins
The parents of a new baby believe they brought the wrong child home from the hospital. Gel electrophoresis was performed using DNA samples from the parents and the child. A section of the gel
electrophoresis results is shown below. Which conclusion is valid based on the gel electrophoresis results?
They have the correct child, because her genetic information is identical to that of the father.
They have the wrong child, because her genetic information does not match that of either parent.
They have the correct child, because her genetic information came from both parents.
They have the wrong child, because her genetic information matches only that of the mother.
Which male is the father of the child?
Male 1
Male 2
This is the practice of producing a genetically identical cell or organism
Cloning
Gel Electrophoresis
Genetic Engineering
DNA Fingerprinting
This is the practice of inserting the DNA of another species into an organism's DNA so that the organism gains a new trait.
Cloning
Gel Electrophoresis
Genetic Engineering
DNA Fingerprinting
What DNA technology makes millions of copies of a segment of DNA?
Gel electrophoresis
PCR Amplification
Genetic Engineering
Cloning
