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Scenario: DNA Fingerprinting/ Gel Electrophoresis

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Note from the author:
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Use with the Edvotek kit DNA Fingerprinting
Scenario for In Search of My Parents Lab
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Scenario
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Practice: Who is the father?
Question 5
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remember that the child would share half the DNA fragments from mom and half from dad.
Question 1
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Question 2
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Question 3
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Question 4
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Knowing that a child shares 50% of their DNA with each parent, who is the father of the child?
current father
former husband of the mother
Justin and Evan are
brothers
half-brothers
cousins
half-sisters
The boys hired a lawyer to help them with the search for their parents.
True
False
The search turns up that
only one of the boys has a father still alive
both of the boys have fathers still alive
neither of the boys have fathers alive
If we create a DNA fingerprint for Justin and identify his mother, how many DNA fragments/bands would they have in common?
25%
50%
75%
100%