1) DNA is different for everyone only if you have a twin sibling.
2) DNA fingerprints are used for finding the culprits of crimes.
3) The crime was that Jimmy Sweet's NOVA lollipop was partially eaten by someone.
4) Saliva was the bodily fluid removed at the crime scene. When someone licks a lollipop, saliva is always left behind.
5) The restriction enzymes cuts the DNA into segments. Where they cut depends on the code within the DNA.
6) Agarose gel is a thick, jello-like substance.
7) Electrophoresis is the process of moving molecules.
8) Smaller fragments of DNA move more easily through the gel than the larger fragments.
9)Just because the gel becomes hard to work with, a nylon membrane is placed on top of the tray and the DNA is transferred to it.
10) Probes attach themselves to the DNA fragments.
11) The probes have been radioactively labeled.
12) There are a bunch of lines, some thicker than others. It acts as a code.
13) Honey was the criminal of the crime, and her punishment was no dessert.
14) You can replicate DNA and see protein synthesis at work.
15) An interesting read is DNA Fingerprinting by WebMD.
