Match each vocabulary word to the correct definition.
1. Mitochondrial DNA Â
= e. Inherited from one’s mother and is found outside of the cell nucleus.
2. Genes Â
= b. The basic and fundamental part of heredity.
3. Mitochondria Â
= d. The small structures in the cell that are responsible for creating energy and carry several pieces of DNA.
4. Hybridization
= a. Binds together DNA with a complimentary DNA sequence.
5. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
= c. Creates strands of DNA from small samples of DNA at crime scenes.