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Chapter 17 Vocabulary
Forensic Science (CHEM1118)
Fairleigh Dickinson University
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**● Allele ** ○ Oe of the fo«s of a gee. **● Aelogei ** ○ A piece of DNA foud i the X ad Y ch«oosoes that dete«ie gede«. **● Aealig ** ○ Additio of DNA p«ie«s i PCR to begi the «eplicatio p«ocess. **● Deatu«atio ** ○ Uzippig double-st«aded DNA to sigle st«ads ude« the ifluece of high tepe«atu«e. **● DNA ** ○ A la«ge, pol×e«ic olecule foud i Ði«tuall× eÐe«× cell i the bod×. **● DNA Pol×e«ase ** ○ A ez×e used i PCR to add bases oe at a tie. **● DNA P«ie«s ** ○ Sho«t st«ads of DNA used to begi the «eplicatio p«ocess of PCR. **● Eliiatio Saples ** ○ Saples of DNA f«o soeoe Ñho ight haÐe hadled biological eÐidece du«ig collectio ad aal×sis. **● EÖtesio ** ○ Additio of idiÐidual bases to a sigle st«ad of DNA to «eplicate it i PCR. **● Gee ** ○ Pa«t of a ch«oosoe cosistig of a seªuece of base pai«s. ○ These seªueces ultiatel× tell the cell Ñhat p«oteis to aufactu«e that «esult i eÖp«essio of cha«acte«istics such as e×e colo«, gede«, ad height. **● q×pe«va«iable Regio ** ○ A locus of DNA that is highl× pol×o«phic. **● Legth Pol×o«phis ** ○ A t×pe of pol×o«phis Ñhos fo«s diffe« i legth of a «epeatig seget of DNA. **● Mitochod«ia ** ○ St«uctu«es p«eset i eÐe«× cell i the bod× Ñithout eÖceptio. ○ The× a«e i the c×toplas, outside the ucleus. ○ Mitochod«ia a«e «esposible fo« ee«g× p«oductio i the cell ad the× cotai DNA, Ñhich helps i this fuctio. **● Pol×e«ase Chai Reactio ɎPCRɏ ** ○ A ethod fo« «eplicatig DNA usig tepe«atu«e ad bases ude« the ifluece of a ez×e. **● Pol×o«phic ** ○ A gee o« othe« pa«t of DNA that eÖists i o«e tha oe fo«. **● Populatio F«eªuec× ** ○ qoÑ ofte a pa«ticula« t×pe of DNA occu«s i a giÐe populatio. **● Rest«ictio Ez×e ** ○ A ez×e that cuts DNA st«ads at p«edete«ied loci.
**● Rest«ictio F«aget Legth Pol×o«phis ɎRFLPɏ ** ○ DNA t×pig that uses log legth pol×o«phs to cha«acte«ize DNA. **● Seªuece Pol×o«phis ** ○ A t×pe of pol×o«phis Ñhose fo«s diffe« i oe o« o«e base pai«s. **● Sho«t Tade Repeats ** ○ A ethod of DNA t×pig usig sho«t legth pol×o«phs. **● Subst«ate Cot«ol ** ○ A piece of ate«ial o Ñhich biological eÐidece has bee deposited; a fo« of egatiÐe cot«ol. **● Y-STR ** ○ A sho«t tade «epeat foud ol× o the Y ch«oosoe.
Chapter 17 Vocabulary
Course: Forensic Science (CHEM1118)
University: Fairleigh Dickinson University
