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Applications of DNA Technology

Question 7 • GA-GSE Biology A

Often only small amounts of DNA are found at a crime scene. Which technique uses an enzyme to replicate DNA regions from a small sample of DNA for use in DNA fingerprinting?

Answer
A
VNTRs (variable tandem repeats)
B
PCR (polymerase chain reaction) analysis
C
STRs (short tandem repeats)
D
mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA) analysis
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