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genetic fingerprinting

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genetic fingerprinting


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COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION A DNA match suggesting a link between a 2007 rape in West Boylston and an unsolved Fitchburg murder from 1996 once again has demonstrated the value of genetic fingerprinting for forensic investigators and law enforcement.
Genetic fingerprinting uses a part of our DNA that varies a great deal between individuals, called 'microsatellites'.
The AFLP technology has since become one of the most popular genetic fingerprinting techniques for the genetic analysis of plants, micro-organisms and animals.
 
 
 
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