An Identical Twin. Or a clone.
What are DNA fingerprints used for?
They are used for paternity tests and forensic evidence.
What “crime” was committed?
Eating a lollipop.
What bodily fluid was left behind at the "Crime Scene"?
Saliva.
What does a restriction enzyme do?
It cuts DNA whenever it "recognizes" a certain sequence of nucleotides.
What is agarose gel?
It is a gel that acts as a filter, letting smaller pieces move more than larger ones.
What is electrophoresis?
The movement of DNA through an electric current.
Smaller fragments of DNA move ____________ than longer strands?
Farther.
Why do you need to place a nylon membrane over the gel?
Because otherwise you couldn't pick up the DNA.
Probes attach themselves to __________?
Stretches of DNA.
What Chemical in your virtual lab was radioactive?
Agarose Gel.
Describe your DNA fingerprint.
It had three short bars, then a couple big bars, then alternated for the rest of the time.
Based on your DNA fingerprint, who licked the lollipop?
Ms. Honey Sweet.
What kinds of things could you do at the DNA workshop?
DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis.
Read an article about genetics at this site that you might find interesting, or use the "Search" box in the upper right hand corner to search for DNA fingerprinting.
Title of Article ____________________________ Author and Date ______________________________________
Summarize what the article was about. Write this in a paragraph format.
