Gisselle Lopez, LAB section 212

Chapter 13

Overview: Done

Ask:
1. What is DNA abbreviated for?
2. What is Complementary Base Pairing?
3. What is Tandem Repeat?
4. What is Human Genome?
5. What is an electrophoresis?

Read: done
Write:
1.What is DNA abbreviated for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
2.What is Complementary Base Pairing?
The specific pairing of base A with T and base C with G in double-stranded DNA
3.What is Tandem Repeat?
A region of a chromosome that contains multiple copies of a core DNA sequence that
are arranged in a repeating fashion.
4.What is Human Genome?
The total DNA content found within the nucleus of a cell. I humans, it is composed of
approximately three billion base pairs of genetic information’s.
5.What is an electrophoresis?
A technique for separating molecules through their migration on a support medium
while under the influence of an electrical potential.

Evaluation: I had to re-read this chapter a couple time I did get stuck due to the amount
of information that was provided but I was successfully able to obtain this information.

Test:
1. Gene
2. DNA
3. Polymer
4. Nucleotide
5. Monomers
6. Nucleotide
7. Double helix
8. T; C
9. A-C-G-T
10. Proteins
11. Proteins
12. 3
13. True
14. True
15. Restriction enzymes
16. False
17. Repeating
18. lengths
19. Electrophoresis
20. southern

Summary:

DNA has portions that are considered unique to everyone as a fingerprint, genes are the
fundamental unit of heredity. Each of the gene is made of DNA in which is specifically
designed to control genetic traits of their cells. DNA is a large molecule that is made by
kinking a series of units that is considered the nucleotides. There are four type of DNA
structure in which are adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine. These are bases of a
DNA in which each strand is aligned in a double helix configuration. There is a concept
of base pairing in which adenine is paired with thymine and guanine is oared with
cytosine. DNA contains sequences of bases that are repeated multiple times, and
forensic scientist consider this a tandem repeat which is a distinguishing one individual
from another through the DNA typing. Once DNA molecules are divided up by restriction
enzymes, resulting fragments end up sorted out by electrophoresis. Polymerase chain
reaction is an outgrowth of knowledge that is gained with knowing how DNA replicated
within a cell, while PCR offers an advantage in which can be amplified minute quantities
of DNA. DNA is collected with swabs or are placed in a secure baggage depending on the
object. DNA is caught by contamination examples would be like sneezing, coughing etc…