Forensic 1 Unit 7 Text
Review Questions
1. What is DNA? Where is it found? DNA is the genetic material of all living things on the planet.
2. What is mitochondrial DNA? Mitochondrial DNA is the DNA located in mitochondria
3. What is CODIS? How does it work? CODIS uses two indices to generate investigative leads in crimes that contain biological evidence
4. What are complimentary base patterns? Why are they important? They are important because these four bases are the components of DNA.
5. What is RFLP? What are some of the limitations of this technique? RFLP is a method used by molecular biologists in order to follow a sequence enzyme.
Critical Thinking Questions
1. Why do you think DNA has had such an impact on forensic science? It is the bases to all genetic materials.
2. What do you think would be some of the challenges in collecting DNA evidence? How would you overcome these challenges? Finding it and collecting it would be the biggest challenge.
3. Compare and contrast nuclear DNA with mitochondrial DNA. Which one would you want to use in a criminal investigation if you had the choice? One is found in the nucleus and the other is found in the mitochondria.
4. Which of the DNA typing techniques do you think you would choose if you had to analyze a DNA sample? Why? I would choose the electronic gel technique.
5. What challenges do you think giving expert testimony about DNA would have? How would you try to overcome these challenges? The evidence has to collaborate with you say.
1. What is DNA? Where is it found? DNA is the genetic material of all living things on the planet.
2. What is mitochondrial DNA? Mitochondrial DNA is the DNA located in mitochondria
3. What is CODIS? How does it work? CODIS uses two indices to generate investigative leads in crimes that contain biological evidence
4. What are complimentary base patterns? Why are they important? They are important because these four bases are the components of DNA.
5. What is RFLP? What are some of the limitations of this technique? RFLP is a method used by molecular biologists in order to follow a sequence enzyme.
Critical Thinking Questions
1. Why do you think DNA has had such an impact on forensic science? It is the bases to all genetic materials.
2. What do you think would be some of the challenges in collecting DNA evidence? How would you overcome these challenges? Finding it and collecting it would be the biggest challenge.
3. Compare and contrast nuclear DNA with mitochondrial DNA. Which one would you want to use in a criminal investigation if you had the choice? One is found in the nucleus and the other is found in the mitochondria.
4. Which of the DNA typing techniques do you think you would choose if you had to analyze a DNA sample? Why? I would choose the electronic gel technique.
5. What challenges do you think giving expert testimony about DNA would have? How would you try to overcome these challenges? The evidence has to collaborate with you say.