DNA Fingerprinting Lab Assignment (disregard what it says on the hand-out about the write up!)

This is what I would like you to do for the DNA Fingerprinting Lab:

Write an argument as if you are the forensic expert for the prosecution or defense of a criminal trial in which there is Crime Scene DNA and DNA from 3 suspects.  Your argument will include the following:

1. Background of DNA Fingerprinting, including some of the history and the principles by which it works (write this in your own words!)
2. A discussion of the results, using numbers and comparison between bands and samples.  This should be thorough and not just a vague statement or two.  If your data is not good enough to use, you can use another group's gel (say whose it is).
3. A discussion of the sources of uncertainty in this lab and how they may or may not have impacted the results.

You can be creative and invent a crime and story behind the various suspects.  Your argument will be turned in through turnitin.com and should be in by Tuesday 5/8, although I encourage you to write it earlier to help you review for the test!  It can certainly be turned in early!