Title: Describe the technologies used in identifying and analyzing DNA from a crime scene.
Course: Forensic Technology (15055) > Section: Exploring Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Testing

Description should include

- polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
- short tandem repeat (STR) analysis
- electrophoresis
- Y-STR testing
- mitochondrial DNA testing.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the appropriate uses for each of the DNA analysis techniques?
- How is mitochondrial DNA different from other DNA?
- Why has STR analysis become the preferred method of DNA analysis?
- Why is PCR analysis significant in forensic analysis of DNA?