18. Biotechnology
DNA Fingerprinting
18. Biotechnology
DNA Fingerprinting - Video Tutorials & Practice Problems
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DNA Fingerprinting
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Short Tandem Repeats (STRs)
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Problem
ProblemThe goal of DNA fingerprinting is:
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To collect DNA samples from random individuals in a population.
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To diagnose diseases within closely related family members.
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To determine whether DNA samples collected from two different locations are from the same person.
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None of the above.
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Problem
ProblemWhich of the following characteristics of short tandem repeats (STRs) makes it useful for DNA fingerprinting?
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The number of repeats is highly variable from person to person or organism to organism.
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The sequence of DNA that is repeated varies significantly from individual to individual.
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The sequence variation is acted upon differently by natural selection in different environments.
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Every racial and ethnic group has inherited a specific number of short tandem repeats.
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Problem
ProblemThe gel below shows a region of STRs from a DNA sample taken from a crime scene. It also shows the same region of STRs from 4 suspects involved in the case. Which suspect' DNA was found at the crime scene?
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Suspect 1.
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Suspect 2.
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Suspect 3.
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Suspect 4.
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They are all innocent.
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- The possibility of extensive genetic testing raises questions about how personal genetic information should be...
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