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Blood Typing and DNA
Blood Typing and DNA fingerprinting
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is agglutination? | The clumping of red blood cells when testing blood to determine blood type |
| What are antigens? | Proteins located on red blood cell surfaces |
| What are restriction enzymes? | Each restriction enzyme cuts DNA at a specific base into fragments. |
| Does DNA have a positive or negative charge? | Negative |
| What are restriction fragments? | Sections of DNA that are cut out |
| What is gel electrophoresis? | Fragments are separated on the basis of size using a process called gel electrophoresis. |
| What are different biological materials that can be used to create a DNA fingerprint? | Blood, hair, saliva, body tissue cells, semen, etc. |
| What Antigens are present in: Type A blood? Type B blood? Type AB blood? Type O blood? | Type A blood: A antigens Type B blood: B antigens Type AB blood: A and B antigens Type O blood: no antigens |
| What antibodies are present in: Type A blood? Type B blood? Type AB blood? Type O blood? | Type A blood: Anti-B antibodies Type B blood: Anti-A antibodies Type AB blood: None Type O blood: Anti-A and Anti-B antibodies |