DNA Fingerprinting

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DNA Fingerprinting: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as DNA Fingerprinting, Variable Number of Tandem Repeats, Satellite DNA, Procedure for DNA Fingerprinting, Applications of DNA Fingerprinting, DNA Polymorphism, Blotting Techniques, and DNA Probe Analysis.

Important Questions on DNA Fingerprinting

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The full form of VNTR is:-

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Satellite DNA in a genome plays important role in:

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Which one of the following pairs of terms/names are the same?

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Which of the following statement is incorrect?

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For DNA fingerprinting, DNA is obtained from:

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The short repeating sequence of DNA useful in DNA fingerprinting are:

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Which blotting technique is used to analyse DNA fragment.

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In which of the following, satellite DNA is used?

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VNTRs are certain sequence of ______

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The significance of sequence polymorphisms in satellite DNA is;

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When do we tell that DNA polymorphism has occurred in a population?

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Which of the following is associated with DNA fingerprinting?

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To sort the paternity issues, the steps to be followed are:

a - Hybridisation; b - Isolation of DNA; c - Autoradiography; d - Blotting; e - Digestion; f - Electrophoresis

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Which of the following is correct about DNA fingerprinting?

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The size of VNTRs varies between

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Which of the following is used in DNA fingerprinting?

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Which of the following technique is not required for DNA fingerprinting?

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VNTRs represents-

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DNA fingerprinting is based on;

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Select the INCORRECT statement with reference to DNA fingerprinting. It is _________