AnswersPT-GSE Environmental Science B-IC – 81Applications of DNA TechnologyQuestion 1
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Applications of DNA Technology

Question 1 • PT-GSE Environmental Science B-IC – 81

Forensic scientists can match missing persons and their families by matching maternal DNA to the missing individual. Which type of DNA technology is used for this purpose?

Answer
A
Y-chromosome analysis
B
mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA) analysis
C
PCR (polymerase chain reaction) analysis
D
STRs (short tandem repeats)
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