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Explain the significance of satellite DNA in DNA fingerprinting technique. [3]
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Satellite DNA are short, non-coding sequences of DNA. It is very significant in DNA fingerprinting for the following reasons:
(i) They do not code for any protein [1]
(ii) It is specific for every species /It is highly polymorphic [1]
(iii) They form large part of human genome [1]
(i) They do not code for any protein [1]
(ii) It is specific for every species /It is highly polymorphic [1]
(iii) They form large part of human genome [1]
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