Critical thinking
5. Gel electrophoresis was used to separate fragments for a single STR
location, which we will call "STR 1" for simplicity.
a. Every person has two alleles for STR 1.
Which sample(s) comes from a person where the two alleles are
different from each other?
Type your answer here.
Explain how you can tell.
Type your answer here.
b. Which sample(s) comes from a person where the two alleles are the
same?
Type your answer here.
Explain how you can tell.
Type your answer here.
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