Description should include situations such as determining paternity, cause of death, effects of earlier treatments of diseases, and efficacy of drugs.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What are the types and purposes of paternity tests for humans and animals?
- What are some of the tests used to determine cause of death?
- How can biological forensic evidence be collected and protected?
- How can the study of DNA analysis affect future treatments of disease?
- How has the use of commercially available kits for ethnic DNA analysis affected the study of DNA in society?
- What are the ethical dilemmas involved with the ever-growing DNA databases?