Introduction:

1. DNA is unique for everyone. The only exception is if a person has what?
An identical twin.

2. What are DNA fingerprints used for?
Anything from determining paternal or maternal relationships to crime investigations.

Part 1 “It Takes a Lickin”

3. What “crime” was committed?
Jimmy's holographic NOVA lollipop was destroyed.

4. What bodily fluid was removed from the “crime scene” to get DNA?
Saliva was removed.

Part 2 “DNA Fingerprinting at the NOVA Lab”

5. What does a restriction enzyme do?
Restriction enzymes split the DNA in different places.

6. What is agarose gel?
This gel works as a molecular strainer for larger pieces of DNA.

7. What is electrophoresis?
An electrophoresis is a machine that moves molecules with electricity.

8. Smaller fragments of DNA move ____________ than longer strands?
Faster or Easier.

9. Why do you need to place a nylon membrane over the gel?
I placed the membrane because it is difficult to pick up the gel without special equipment.

10. Probes attach themselves to __________
Probes attach themselves to the fragments of the DNA on the nylon membrane.

11. Which chemical in your “virtual lab” is radioactive?
The probes are radioactively labeled.

12. Sketch your DNA fingerprint.
It was a collection of lines arranged horizontally in a column.

13. Based on your DNA fingerprint, who licked the lollipop?
Honey sweet is the culprit.

Click on the Link “DNA Workshop” (if this link won't load, scroll down to the bottom where it says "try the non-java script version)
Once you’re there, go to the link “DNA Workshop Activity” and practice with DNA replication and protein synthesis.

Browse the DNA Workshop site.


14. What kinds of things could you do at the DNA workshop?

Find an Article about DNA

Go to http://www.thegenesite.com/

15. Read an article about genetics at this site that you might find interesting, or use the "Search" box in the upper right hand corner to search for DNA fingerprinting.

Title of Article ____________________________ Author and Date ______________________________________

Summarize what the article was about. Write this in a paragraph format.

Mitosis

1. Which stage does the following occur?
Chromatin condenses into chromosomes-Prophase
Chromosomes align in center of cell-Prometaphase
Longest part of the cell cycle-Interphase
Nuclear envelope breaks down-Telophase
Cell is cleaved into two new daughter cell-Cytokinesis
Daughter chromosomes arrive at the poles-Metaphase

2. The colored chromosomes represent chromatids. There are two of each color because one is an exact duplicate of the other.

--How many chromosomes are visible at the beginning of mitosis?
None. The chromosomes are not visible in interphase

-- How many are in each daughter cell at the end of mitosis?
Two.

--The little green T shaped things on the cell are:
They are centrioles.

-- What happens to the centrioles during mitosis?
The centrioles separate and and one is found in each cell.

3 . Identify the stages of these cells:

3a. This cell is in Metaphase.

3b. This cell is in Cytokinesis.

3c. This cell is in Interphase.

Prophase

The cell had each of the centrioles at either of the poles. The chromosomes were lined up and ready to be split.

Metaphase

Telophase