In DNA fingerprinting the probe is of the sample which we got from the crime site or of all the suspect?
Asked by sayleeashelar
| 17th Jul, 2019,
06:21: PM
Expert Answer:
- Probes are small fragments of minisatellite DNA tagged with radioactive phosphorous.
- The probes only attach to the pieces of DNA that they are complementary.
- This probe determines which DNA fragments can be seen at the end of experiment.
- Basically, probe is a DNA profile of all the suspects which is matched with the sample DNA obtained at the crime scene.
- Probes are small fragments of minisatellite DNA tagged with radioactive phosphorous.
- The probes only attach to the pieces of DNA that they are complementary.
- This probe determines which DNA fragments can be seen at the end of experiment.
- Basically, probe is a DNA profile of all the suspects which is matched with the sample DNA obtained at the crime scene.
Answered by Sheetal Kolte
| 18th Jul, 2019,
12:01: PM
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