DNA obtained from a single hair left behind at a crime scene can be used to identify a criminal. In this experiment, your students will compare simulated crime scene DNA with that of two suspects.
Learn about DNA fingerprinting while solving a crime!
Introduce the biotechnologies of restriction enzyme digestion, PCR, and electrophoresis
Perform agarose gel electrophoresis to separate different sized dye molecules
Load, run, and analyse simulated crime scene and suspect samples