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Explain the significance of satellite DNA in DNA fingerprinting technique.

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Satellite DNA consists of highly repetive and generally non-coding DNA.It is very significant in DNA finger printing for the following reason. It is speciffic for every species. It is a highly polymorphic DNA. An example which is variable number of Tandom Repeats (VNT Rs). In different individuals the different chromosomes will vary in the number of repeats. This can be used for identification.
VNTRs sequences are inheritable and an individual inherits it from both parents and this can be used for indentifiaction easier.
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