Compare and contrast the use of a DNA profile ("DNA fingerprinting") with regular ink fingerprinting

What will be an ideal response?


Both have the ability to distinguish individuals and can be used in a court of law; however, DNA fingerprinting techniques can be used when only minuscule human samples are left at a crime scene (blood, semen, hair, etc.) and can also be used for paternity and rape cases.

Biology & Microbiology

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Tuberculin skin testing

A. uses a purified protein filtrate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. B. will be positive in active TB. C. involves the injection of PPD intradermally. D. will be positive if person has had previous exposure. E. All of the choices are correct.

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Infection with the fungus Coccidioides immitis is commonly diagnosed using a(n) ________ assay

A) precipitation B) immunoblot C) direct fluorescent antibody D) hemagglutination inhibition E) neutralization

Biology & Microbiology

Freshly isolated animal tissue that is placed in a growth medium and allowed to produce a cell monolayer is referred to as a ________ cell culture.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Biology & Microbiology

Which of the following is the dominant stage of the Bryophyte moss lifecycle?

a) sporophyte b) gametophyte c) lycophyte d) pterophyte e) stomatophyte

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