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DNA fingerprinting can be used to investigate DNA fingerprinting is used in isolating and
crimes when bodily fluid or blood is still there identifying the elements within the
and if there is no visual identification, they base-pairing sequence of DNA. This
use the blood and the fluids to identify who operation was created in 1984 by Alec
the people are. The first use of DNA Jeffereys, a british geneticist. He noticed that
fingerprinting for crimes was first used during certain sequences of highly variable DNA
the 1980s. They got the idea of using DNA which do not contribute to the function of
fingerprinting in crimes when they realized genes are repeated within genes. With that
that in most crimes there is blood or their notice, he developed this process of DNA
bodily fluids so if there is blood, they are able fingerprinting. Jefferys then realized that each
to find who it is. DNA fingerprinting works person has a unique pattern of minisatellites
on the basis that each individual's DNA which is also DNA. But, there is one
structure or genetic makeup is unique and exception of being identical twins. The
therefore cannot be forged, faked, or use process of creating a DNA fingerprint
someone else's print. With the blood or any consists of capturing all sample of cells, skin,
other bodily fluid, the blood can be tested and hair, or blood cells, which all contain DNA.
a identity can be seen with the blood. The DNA is extracted from these cells and
gets purified. Next, restriction enzymes cuts
the DNA into smaller pieces at a specific
sequence, which makes and produces blunt
ends or sticky ends, which results in
fragments of different sizes. Those fragments
are called restriction fragments length
polymorphisms, and RFLP. The RFLPs are
then put into a agarose gel. After that, it
transfers to the membrane and probe pairs
with free nucleotides and they cover up the
membrane. The gel is covered up by a paper
towel and nylon to absorb moisture. Next, the
probes pair up with any DNA fragments with
the same composition. The next and final step
is to place a photographic film on the surface
of the nylon. The probes then leave marks in
which it shows the fingerprint.
Other uses of DNA fingerprint