"Buccal" is the technical term referring to what body part commonly use as a source of DNA.
What is the cheek?
100
As a two-person lift, the ANDE instrument outside of the carrying case, would read this weight if put on a scale.
What is 117 lbs or 53 kg?
100
To prevent cross contamination and commingling of samples at a disaster site, this first processing step is critical to the bone processing protocol.
What is cleaning (bleaching) the bone?
100
Commonly referred to by the acronym "DNA", this molecule is used for forensic identification purposes
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
200
Critical to the generation of a DNA ID, this area of the chip must be protected during the sample loading process.
What is the detection window?
200
A customer recently presented us with the option of running a fired cartridge casing or a piece of chewed gum. This item is more likely to yield successful results on the ANDE.
What is the chewing gum?
200
This software program, housed on the ANDE instrument, automatically interprets the DNA IDs.
What is the Expert System?
200
Fresh human muscle is rich with DNA and can be tested on ANDE using a piece the size of a grain of rice when tested on what type of chip?
What is the I-chip?
200
This control is included in each lane to be used as a ruler to determine the size of the DNA fragments and is shown in the color orange on each electropherogram?
What is the Internal Lane Standard?
300
This control sample is present in Lane 6 of every run.
What is the allelic ladder?
300
Cigarette butts are known to yield variable results. This is due to variation in the type of filter paper and the amount of this fluid left behind by the smoker.
What is saliva?
300
When loading a chip into the instrument, this area of the chip should be the held to lift the chip.
What is the block (reagent block or smart cartridge)?
300
While not tested on ANDE, this type of DNA, often targeted when testing old and degraded bones, can be used to determine maternal lineage.
What is mitochondrial DNA?
300
A substance with this chemical structure is used to moisten swabs prior to collecting dried bloodstains.
What is H2O?
400
Several reagents are pre-loaded in the chip in a solid form which is typically referred to by what name.
What is a cake (or lyophilized cake)?
400
Beginning in the early 2000s, forensic laboratories began collecting buccal swabs for databasing purposes. Prior to that time, this fluid was the primary source of DNA for databasing.
What is blood?
400
This Military specification held by the ANDE instrument, certifies its capabilities to withstand shock and vibration.
What is MIL 810G?
400
Mass disasters have these two primary work locations where ANDE can be deployed.
What are 1) The Morgue 2) Family Assistance Center
400
The FAIRS software was designed with operational simplicity in mind. In fact these two steps are the only steps required to import and decrypt DNA IDs.
What is 1) Open the FAIRS software 2) Insert the USB stick with the data
500
Produced by the Promega Corporation, this assay formed the basis for the development of FlexPlex assay.
What is Fusion 6C?
500
Developed by Flinders Technology Associates, this substrate is often used to store DNA for reference samples and can be tested on the I-chip.
What is FTA paper?
500
By design, this is the only substance that readily moves from the instrument to the chip during a run.
What is air?
500
Used to clean canines and molars, this item can be tested successfully on ANDE to aid with DVI situations?
What is a toothbrush?
500
Critical to the implementation of DNA testing for human identification, this technique is employed by both labs and the ANDE system to make copies of the DNA for detection.