Multiple Choice
During the investigation of a convenience store robbery,witnesses report that the perpetrator exited through a main entry door without wearing gloves.The police are holding a prime suspect in custody while samples from the door are collected and analyzed for a DNA match.Since the door was handled by many people before the robbery,how will the forensics department distinguish the suspect's DNA from the DNA of others using PCR?
A) Sequence-specific primers to the suspect's DNA will be used for PCR amplification.
B) Sequence-specific primers to the suspect's DNA will be added following PCR amplification.
C) PCR will be used to make sequence-specific primers that are complementary to the suspect's DNA.
D) Since multiple people touched the doorknob without gloves,it is impossible to use PCR to distinguish the suspect's DNA.
Correct Answer:

Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q29: As a newly hired molecular biologist for
Q30: Cosmids are so named because they can
Q31: Which cloning vector should be used
Q32: Which is most analogous to the role
Q33: Genetic engineering methods have been used to
Q35: The Southern blotting technique for transferring DNA
Q36: Which is a true statement regarding the
Q37: Recombinant DNA technology does not rely on
Q38: Antibiotics incorporated into the culture medium can<br>A)select
Q39: One of the major advantages to using