DNA Fingerprinting Lab

1. DNA is unique for everyone. The only exception is if a person has what?
An identical twin

2. What are DNA fingerprints used for?
Determining biological parents, or determining the suspect of a crime.

3. What “crime” was committed?
Someone licked a NOVA holographic lollipop.

4. What bodily fluid was removed from the “crime scene” to get DNA?
Saliva.

5. What does a restriction enzyme do?
They cut the long DNA molecules in certain places.

6. What is agarose gel?
It's a molecular strainer, allowing small pieces of DNA to move through.

7. What is electrophoresis?
A process that moves moleecules with an electric current.

8. Smaller fragments of DNA move ____________ than longer strands?
Easier

9. Why do you need to place a nylon membrane over the gel?
So the DNA can be separated from the gel.

10. Probes attach themselves to __________
DNA fragments.

11. Which chemical in your “virtual lab” is radioactive?
Probes.

12. Sketch your DNA fingerprint.

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13. Based on your DNA fingerprint, who licked the lollipop?
Honey Sweet

14. What kinds of things could you do at the DNA workshop?
Make new DNA strands, replicate DNA, or perform protien synthesis.

15. Whodunnit? Officials have sticky problem in Haiti Maggie Fox. November 18, 2010
The cholera outbreak in Haiti is currently being tracked. Suspects include Nepalese troopers from a recent UN mission.