Module 3 & Exam one

Exam one

You have 2.5 hours to take the exam once you enter this page. Send your answers in a word document to me by email when completed. (Each question is worth 20 pts. except 1 and 13, which are 10 pts. each.)

1) What does DNA stand for?

2) What precautions should be taken when collecting a DNA sample?

3) What are the proper procedures for documenting and photographing evidence?

4) How is blood detected and identified at a crime scene?

5) How is semen detected and identified at a crime scene?

6) What are the proper procedures when collecting blood & bloodstain samples?

7) What are the proper procedures for when collecting saliva samples?

8) What are the proper procedures for when collecting semen & semen stain samples?

9) What must be present in a hair sample to perform DNA analysis?

10) How should DNA samples be stored and transported?

11) What are the advantages of DNA analysis vs. conventional serological methods?

12) What type of cases is DNA analysis done for? (list 5 of them)

13) What are different sources of DNA?

14) Other than forensic cases, where else can DNA testing apply?

15) How do you process a sexual assault for DNA evidence?

16) What are the main steps taken to analyze DNA once it gets to the lab?

Possible points 300