A | B |
fragments of DNA cut by restriction enzymes and unique to an individual | RFLPs |
process of separating DNA fragments via an electrical field | electrophoresis |
process of transferring DNA embedde in a gel to a nylon sheet for further analysis | Souther Blot |
a seaweed extract; acts as a sieve in electrophoresis | agarose |
DNA designed to search out complimentary segments of DNA for location identification; usually radioactive | probe |
the process of using a radioactivity to expose photographic film for location identification | autoradiography |
process of making many copies of small amounts of DNA by raising and lowering the temperature | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
requirements of gene mapping | 1) multigenearational family; 2) probes to detect RFLPs 3) coordination between afflicted members of a pedigree & their bands on a Southern Blot test |
examples of DNA sources from a crime scene | blood; skin cells; hair; semen |