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The current applications of genetic fingerprinting and how they have helped society
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The current applications of genetic fingerprinting and how they have helped society - 2000) The number and position of bands formed on each lane of gel is the actual genetic fingerprint of that DNA sample. The characteristics of certain segments of DNA vary from person to person and form a highly individual genetic fingerprint. This technology was developed in England during the mid-1980s and has rapidly become a widely used tool. (Roberts - 1998) In a recent world event, the World Trade Centre Terrorist Attacks, used genetic fingerprinting to identify a large number of people. When the rescue workers discovered any human remains they couldn't determine whether various body parts match the same victim so all the tissue found was collected for testing. If the cells are damaged, the DNA contained within them begins to disintegrate. The more heavily damaged samples will be analyzed through a different technique which can create a...
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