Questionnaire re: DNA as Evidence (answers indicated in red color)

1. It is the fundamental building block of a person’s entire genetic make-up.

a. Cell c. DNA
b. Protein d. RNA
2. DNA stands for
a. Dioxyribonucleic Acid c. Dihyronucleic Acid
b. Deoxali-nucleic Acid d. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
3. What are the keys to DNA printing?
a. Alleles c. Nitrogen bases
b. Chromosomes d. Genes
4. It refers to the material collected from the scene of the crime or from the
victim’s body for the suspect’s body.
a. Evidence Specimen c. Biological Evidence
b. Evidence Sample d. Biological Sample
5. It refers to the procedure in which the DNA extracted from a biological
sample obtained from an individual is examined.
a. DNA Analysis c. DNA Typing
b. DNA Testing d. DNA Sampling
6. DNA testing may yield three (3) possible results EXCEPT:
a. Exclusion b. Inclusion
b. Inconclusive d. Conclusive
7. It refers to the DNA test result wherein samples are different and therefore
must have originated from different sources.
a. Exclusion b. Inclusion
b. Inconclusive d. Conclusive
8. It refers to the DNA test result wherein it is not possible to ascertain whether
the samples have similar DNA types.
a. Exclusion b. Inclusion
b. Inconclusive d. Conclusive
9. It refers to the DNA test result which reveals similar samples and could have
originated from similar sources.
c. Exclusion b. Inclusion
d. Inconclusive d. Conclusive
10.Considerations for assessing the probative value of DNA evidence also
called the Vallejo Standards include the following EXCEPT:
a. Transportation c. Collection
b. Handling d. Contamination
11.It refers to the area in a DNA framework that is analyzed during DNA
typing
a. DNA bossom c. Polymorphic loci
b. DNA nucleus d. Polymorphic cell
12.The four bases of DNA Chemical Structure are the following EXCEPT:
a. Guanine c. Thymine
b. Arginine d. Cytosine
13-15. Which four (4) statements below are true? (2 pts each)
a. The DNA in a man’s blood is the same as the DNA in his skin cells and
saliva.
b. DNA can be found in all the cells except the blood cells.
c. DNA can have forensic value even if it is decades old.
d. Each person’s DNA is different from that of other individuals.
e. The right to self-incrimination does not apply in DNA testing.