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An important rule to crime scene investigations is that one must wear personal protective equipment at all times.

The FBI uses a marker panel of independently inherited polymorphisms as the basis for DNA testing.  Excluding the sex-specific marker, how many markers are included in this panel?

What could cause a problem in forensic testing?

Monogenic diseases (simple Mendelian traits) are caused by

For our detection of genetic modification of plants we used primer sets specific for:

The Instagene matrix is used to:

If you obtain a positive GMO band in both the GMO negative control food and your test food (see cartoon of gel below), then: (check all that apply)    

Shown below is a fragment of a DNA sequence and its translated protein. Which of the options results in a NONSENSE mutation of this sequence? The base mutations and any subsequent changes in the amino acid that it codes for are identified in red.  

The best crime scene object to swab at a crime scene:

Which of the following is NOT identified through annotation of a sequence?