Question

The probe used initially by Alec Jeffreys during development of DNA fingerprinting was

Answer 1

• VNTR (Variable Number of Tandem Repeats) is a satellite DNA that has a very high degree of polymorphism (variations at genetic level).
• Alec Jeffreys used these short variable tandem repeats VNTR as a probe for DNA fingerprinting.

Hence, option C is correct.