DNA Fingerprinting and Forensic Analysis

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What is the year in which DNA Fingerprinting was introduced?

  • 1990
  • 1985 (correct)
  • 1995
  • 1980

What is the process by which DNA fragments are separated based on their size?

  • DNA transfer
  • DNA cutting
  • Gel electrophoresis (correct)
  • Electrophoresis

What is the term for the variations in DNA nucleotide sequences that generate fragment length differences?

  • Restriction Fragment Length Variation
  • Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (correct)
  • DNA Fragment Length Polymorphism
  • DNA Fragment Length Variation

What is the purpose of using restriction enzymes in DNA profiling?

<p>To cut DNA into fragments (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first step involved in DNA profiling?

<p>DNA extraction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term that defines the intersection of law and science?

<p>Forensic science (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of heating the sample to 94°C in a PCR reaction?

<p>To denature the double-stranded template DNA (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of Taq DNA polymerase in PCR?

<p>To add nucleotides to the growing strand of DNA (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the thermal cycler in PCR?

<p>To repeat the denaturing, annealing, and elongating temperatures (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of PCR amplification?

<p>The number of copies of the target is doubled every cycle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of DNA primers in PCR?

<p>To flank the target region to be amplified (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the applications of PCR in forensic science?

<p>Victim identification at a crime scene (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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