DNA Fingerprinting

Go to this site and watch the animation on the Southern Blot technique.

Next, go to this site and watch a second animation on the technique as it applies to forensics.

For more details on what goes on inside the gel, go to this site.

Next, go to this site to run a virtual lab and catch a candy thief!

Then go to this site and see how DNA fingerprinting is applied in several fields, including a murder case and two paternity cases.

Then go to this site and read the tutorial on the process. Click on the DNA Forensics Problem Set button at the bottom of the tutorial and complete the problem set (6 problems).

Finally, go to this site and complete the karyotyping activities for the three cases. While karyotyping is not the same thing as DNA fingerprinting - it is still a good thing to know :-)

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