Question

Which of the following are applications of DNA fingerprinting?

• A. Identification of real parents in case of paternal dispute
• B. Identification of real culprit among the suspects
• C. Identification of hereditary characteristics
• D. Identifying junk genes and functional genes

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

The correct options are
A

Identification of real parents in case of paternal dispute

B

Identification of real culprit among the suspects

C

Identification of hereditary characteristics

DNA fingerprinting technique is used to create a DNA profile which can then be compared with other DNA profiles for similarities and differences. So DNA fingerprinting has found many applications such as -

1. Identification of hereditary characteristics

2. Identification of real culprit among the suspects

3. Identification of real parents in case of paternal dispute

Human genome sequencing helps us to identify junk genes and functional genes.