Scenario: DNA Fingerprinting/ Gel Electrophoresis

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5 questions
Note from the author:
Use with the Edvotek kit DNA Fingerprinting
Scenario for In Search of My Parents Lab
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Justin and Evan are

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

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The search turns up that

Scenario
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If we create a DNA fingerprint for Justin and identify his mother, how many DNA fragments/bands would they have in common?

Practice: Who is the father?
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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.