CGMBS DNA Polymorphisms and Human Identification Homework Questions and Answers 2024/2025
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CGMBS
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CGMBS
Which of the following polymorphisms are tandem repeats of 1-8 bp?
a. Single nucleotide polymorphisms
b. Variable number tandem repeats
c. Short tandem repeats
d. Restriction fragment length polymorphisms
→ Short tandem repeats
Which of the following is used as a marker of gender?
a. ...
CGMBS DNA Polymorphisms and Human
Identification Homework Questions and
Answers 2024/2025 Questions and
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Answers 2024/20255
Which of the following polymorphisms are tandem repeats of 1-8 bp?
a. Single nucleotide polymorphisms
b. Variable number tandem repeats
c. Short tandem repeats
d. Restriction fragment length polymorphisms
→ Short tandem repeats
Which of the following is used as a marker of gender?
a. D8S1179
b. Amelogenin
c. TPOX
d. Penta D
→ Amelogenin
What is an expression for how many times more likely the child's allele is inherited from the
alleged father than by random occurrence of the allele in the general population?
If a locus on chromosome 16 is homozygous, then the locus has
→ The same alleles on each chromosome 16 homolog
What is a microvariant?
→ An STR allele missing base pairs in the repeat unit
Two peaks from different sources falling within a bin describe what relationship
→ Identical alleles
The uniqueness of mitochondrial and Y-STR alleles is expressed by what measure?
→ Discriminatory capacity
When two sources of DNA are compared by STR analysis in a crime scene, how many
differences between alleles will determine that the two sources are different?
→ 1
Which are more likely to be successfully analyzed on highly degraded DNA?
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