Choose the biological molecule or characteristic in column 2 that best matches each technique in column 1. Choices in column 2 (A–E) can be used more than once

A) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)
B) nucleotide sequences
C) mRNA
D) short tandem repeats (STRs)
E) protein

1) BLAST search analysis
2) two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
3) Northern blotting
4) in situ hybridization
5) Western blotting (or immunoblotting)
6) DNA microarray
7) DNA fingerprinting
8) haplotyping


Answers: 1) B 2) E 3) C 4) C 5) E 6) C 7) D 8) A

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