DNA Fingerprinting

Biotechnology is a fast growing area. Gene manipulation is a huge part of Biotechnology. Every human being has a unique DNA fingerprint. Regular fingerprints on fingers are not as reliable as they once were. Conventional fingerprints are easily altered by surgery. However, a DNA fingerprint is formed to be the same for every part of the human body. It cannot be changed by surgery. Because of this, DNA fingerprinting is rapidly growing to become the …showed first 75 words of 418 total…

…showed last 75 words of 418 total…DNA fingerprinting. It isn't always 100% accurate. People assume that it is entirely fool proof and people can be wrongly accused. Errors can occur when running the DNA fingerprinting matches. These errors aren't always caught and wrong information can be given (http://www.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/problems.html). References http://esg-www.mit.edu:8001/esgbio/rdna/fingerprint.html http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/IWT/DNA_Fingerprinting_Basics.html http://www.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/problems.html