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Gum is found at the scene of a robbery - it may have been left by a thief! A fingerprint is made of saliva on gum, along with three suspects. None of these suspects DNA Fingerprints match the gum. Which of following is TRUE?


a. DNA fingerprints sometimes may change, so we can not rule out any suspects yet

b. the DNA fingerprints must have been done wrong

c. since the DNA fingerprint did not match any of suspects is the thief

d. since the DNA fingerprint did not match any suspect, none of these suspects left the gum

Which of these statements is FALSE?


a. If you find someone's DNA at a crime scene, they are somehow tied to the crime scene

b. DNA is individual evidence

c. Even identical twins have different DNA Fingerprints

d. When DNA is found, it will not always lead to usable DNA Fingerprint

During the Cut Step, why would your DNA be cut into different sized pieces than your neighbors DNA?


a. different restriction enzyme is used

b. DNA has a different sequence than your neighbors

c. Restriction enzymes cut randomly, no two fingerprints are ever the same

d. DNA samples are heated to different temperatures, causing DNA to break into different sized pieces?

When making a DNA Fingerprint, the job of electrophoresis machine to?


a. isolate the DNA from sample cells

b. cut a DNA sample into fragments

c. make millions of copies of DNA fragments

d. separate DNA pieces by size


Three tools are used to make a DNA fingerprint- which one is like scissors that cuts DNA at a particular sequence?


a. PCR Machine

b. Restriction Enzyme

c. DNA Ligase

d. Gel Electrophoresis Machine


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Which suspects DNA matches that of Crime Scenes (CS)?

a. Suspect 1

b. Suspect 2

c. Suspect 3

d. Suspect 4


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When making a DNA Fingerprint, job of restriction enzyme is to...


a. isolate DNA from sample of cells

b. cut a DNA sample

c. make millions of copies of DNA fragments

d. separate DNA pieces by size

When DNA evidence is is collected it is stored in...


a. locked cabinet

b. sealed plastic bag

c. an air tight aluminum canister

d. an evidence freezer