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- 3. Abbreviated as DNA. Found inside the nucleus of Eukaryotic cells and acts as the blueprint for all life forms/organisms
- 5. The false accusation of a man of being the biological father of a child for government financial assistance; committed by the mother
- 6. The part of a nucleotide that determines the name/type of nucleotide. This determines the sequence of DNA
- 8. The two strands of DNA travel in opposite directions. All DNA and RNA are connected in the 5’ to 3’ direction
- 9. When an individual has different alleles for a trait
- 10. The building blocks of DNA: Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Thymine
- 12. Proteins found in the plasma region of blood that tracks down foreign invaders and forms a clot
- 15. Obtaining the sequence/code from the DNA recovered from the crime scene evidence to make a match
- 19. Short for polymerase chain reaction. The process of making small quantities of DNA or broken pieces of DNA found at a crime scene, outside a living cell. Also used to match sequences of DNA between genetic evidence and victims/suspects
- 20. A version of a trait. Each parent donates one to their child for every trait: blue eyes, brown eyes, green eyes, etc..
- 22. Used to resolve paternity fraud. Comparing the DNA of a child to their Alleged Father for confirmation of paternity
- 23. Adenine pairs with Thymine and Guanine pairs with Cytosine in DNA
- 26. Used to cut open DNA
- 27. A technology that converts the gel containing bands of separated DNA Genes into a photographic film to store as evidence
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- 1. Weak bonds that hold nucleotides on opposite strands together; two of them hold Adenine and Thymine together while 3 of them hold Guanine and Cytosine together
- 2. Unique DNA found in the mitochondria. This DNA is identical between a mother and her offspring
- 4. The organelle that contains and protects the DNA/Genes
- 7. A technology used to separate different genetic sequences based on size using electricity. Different genes are separated into bands of different thicknesses
- 11. Calculating how much DNA is in the evidence recovered from a crime scene
- 13. A diagram that shows bands of separated genetic markers inside of a cut region of DNA. Used to match DNA from a crime scene to DNA of potential suspects
- 14. The two alleles that a person has for a trait. They can be homozygous dominant, heterozygous, or homozygous recessive
- 16. Abbreviation for short tandem repeats. Unique repetitions of DNA. Used to match DNA from crime scene to a suspect or victim. Can also be used to make matches of a person’s DNA to their biological parents/family members. Used in Paternity Tests and DNA Fingerprinting
- 17. The region of DNA that codes for a trait/protein. The functional part of DNA. A very small portion of the total DNA found in a person
- 18. When an individual has two of the same alleles for a trait
- 21. Removing DNA from the evidence recovered from a crime scene
- 24. Making additional copies of the DNA recovered from crime scene evidence
- 25. Surface proteins on cells and viruses