Question

How Is DNA fingerprinting used in medical diagnosis?

Answer 1

DNA fingerprinting used in medical diagnosis

1. DNA fingerprinting is a technique that uses the similarity and dissimilarity of VNTRs to determine the relationship between two DNA samples (variable number of tandem repeats).
2. The technique of fingerprinting is utilized for DNA analysis in forensic tests and paternity tests.
3. In hospitals all over the world, DNA fingerprinting is used to diagnose inherited illnesses in both prenatal and newborn newborns.
4. Cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, Huntington's disease, familial Alzheimer's disease, sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, and other illnesses are among them.