Description

• Forensic DNA fingerprinting has become a universally accepted crime-fighting tool. Recent advances use the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) to amplify human DNA obtained from crime scenes
• Develop a basic understanding of DNA fingerprinting
• Experiment is based on a crime scene scenario and has an inquiry-based component
• Enables varied results depending on the selection of DNA fingerprinting patterns
• Students analyze PCR reactions obtained from different suspects and compare them to a crime scene sample
• Does not contain human DNA