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Christine FunkChristine Funk

Minnesota Trial TeamMinnesota Trial Team

651.480.4846651.480.4846

Christine.Funk@state.mn.usChristine.Funk@state.mn.us

Carrie RowlandForensic Bioinformatics, Inc.

937-426-9270 carrie.rowland@wright.eduSimon Ford,

Ph.D.Lexigen Inc.San Franciscosford@lexigen.com

Before the Before the Beginning: Beginning:

Fundamental Fundamental Basics You Basics You “Need” To “Need” To

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Before the Before the Beginning: Beginning:

Fundamental Fundamental Basics You Basics You “Need” To “Need” To

KnowKnow

•Base Pair Basics•Gene Pool Basics•Biology Basics•Understanding the numbers•Evidence collection•Discerning ‘ultimate meaning’

Base Pair Base Pair BasicsBasics

Base Pair Base Pair BasicsBasics

A long, long time ago, in this galaxy, planet earth was created

Big Bang?

Intelligent Design?

Life forms began

to appear.

. .

Doesn’t matter how. . .

Bonded together, they created the Human Race. . .

Base pair behavior

•A always pairs with T

•G always pairs with C

•ALWAYS!!

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