AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2002

  • question_answer
    VNTRs is used in

    A)  regulation of plant growth hormones

    B)  increasing the rate of photosynthesis in plant of desert zones

    C)  DNA fingerprinting

    D)  protoplasmic culture

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     DNA fingerprinting is a technique, in which individuals DNA is analysed to reveal the pattern of repetition of particular short nucleotide sequence or variable number tandom repeats (VNTRs) throughout the genome. This technique is unique and is used for identification purpose in forensic science and paternity disputes and in verterinary science. This technique was developed for the first time by Alee Jeffreys and his colleagues. In this technique, DNA is isolated from blood stain, semen stain or hair roots and is subjected to Southern blotting and DNA hybridization with the help of specific DNA probes.


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