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Scenario: DNA Fingerprinting/ Gel Electrophoresis

Last updated almost 7 years ago

5 questions

Note from the author:

Use with the Edvotek kit DNA Fingerprinting

Scenario for In Search of My Parents Lab

Scenario

Practice:  Who is the father?

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Question 2

2.

The boys hired a lawyer to help them with the search for their parents.

True

False

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1

Question 4

4.

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%

Question 5

5.

Knowing that a child shares 50% of their DNA with each parent, who is the father of the child?

remember that the child would share half the DNA fragments from mom and half from dad.

current father

former husband of the mother

Question 1

1.

Justin and Evan are

brothers

half-brothers

cousins

half-sisters

Question 3

3.

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