Gizmo Dna Profiling

Student Exploration: DNA Profiling Vocabulary​:​ DNA polymerase, DNA profiling, gel electrophoresis, gene, mutation, non-coding region, polymerase chain reaction, primer, short tandem repeat Pr ior Knowledge Questions ​(Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) In... More

Student Exploration: DNA Profiling Vocabulary​:​ DNA polymerase, DNA profiling, gel electrophoresis, gene, mutation, non-coding region, polymerase chain reaction, primer, short tandem repeat Pr ior Knowledge Questions ​(Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) In 1985, Darryl Hunt was convicted of murder. While Hunt was in jail, a new method for analyzing DNA evidence was invented. The DNA evidence on the victim did not match Hunt’s DNA but did match that of another prisoner. After 19 years spent behind bars, Hunt was finally declared innocent and released from prison in 2004. Less