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Question 5

The size of a piece of DNA can determine how fast or slow it travels during gel electrophoresis.

True

False

Question 6

Radioactive probes attach to the complimentary base during some DNA lab processes. For instance a C would attach to a G and a T would attach to an A (nucleic acids).

True

False

Question 7

How could/might all of this type of information at some point in time impact you personally (or your family members)? (Consider the lab and essay questions) Mark all appropriate responses.

Help to find a missing (recently found) family member

Help to convict someone of a crime committed against you

Help to exonerate you of charges of a crime you did not commit

Help in court to identify a loved one.

Help to determine you or your family member's weight

Answer 1

1.True

The shorter piece of DNA will travel faster through the gel matrix during gel electrophoresis than the longer piece.

2.True

Cytosine always pairs with the purine Guanine and Adenine always pairs with the pyrimidine Thiamine in the complementary base pairing of nucleotides.

3.help to identify a loved one in the family like our parents ,siblings in court and also helps to convict someone in crime as it is used in genetic fingerprinting in forensic science.