Chapter 20: Q20-4TYU. (page 439)
A paleontologist has recovered a bit of tissue from the 400-year old preserved skin of an extinct dodo (a bird). To compare a specific region of the DNA from a sample with DNA from living birds, which of the following would be most helpful in increasing the amount of dodo DNA available for testing?
(A) SNP analysis
(B) polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
(C) electroporation
(D) gel electrophoresis
Short Answer
(A) The option 鈥淪NP analysis鈥 is false.
(B) The option 鈥減olymerase chain reaction (PCR)鈥 is true.
(C) The option 鈥渆lectroporation鈥 is false.
(D)The option 鈥済el electrophoresis鈥 is false.

