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Molecular Basis of Inheritance — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYMolecular Basis of Inheritance3 Marks
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What is DNA fingerprinting? Mention its application.
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Answer

DNA Fingerprinting is a technique to find out variations in individuals of a population at DNA level.
Its applications are as follows:
  1. Used in forensic science to identify suspects.
  2. Used to find out history of an organism.
  3. Used to find out paternity and family relations.

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