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Steps in DNA fingerprinting are shown be...

Steps in DNA fingerprinting are shown below.
a. Complete the flowchart given below and answer the following questions

Mention the principle behind DNA fingerprinting.
c . DNA fingerprinting is a gift to forensic science. Do you agree? Give reason.

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a. i. Digestion of DNA by restriction endonuclease.
ii. Hybridisation using labelled VNTR probe or DNA probe.
b. Genetic polymorphism/repetitive DNA/VNTR/Satellite DNA/tandem repeats
c. Helps to prove crimes, to solve disputes like paternity etc.
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