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In DNA fingerprinting, fragments of DNA are separated on a gel using a technique called electrophoresis. This creates a pattern that can be analyzed and that is unique to each individual, with the exception of identical twins.
Learn how a genetic fingerprint is made using agarose gel, Southern blotting, and a radioactive DNA probe
Learn how DNA thermal cycler employs polymerase chain reaction to copy DNA strands
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Also Known As DNA typing • DNA profiling • genetic fingerprinting • identity testing • genotyping

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In DNA fingerprinting, fragments of DNA are separated on a gel using a technique called electrophoresis. This creates a pattern that can be analyzed and that is unique to each individual, with the exception of identical twins.
Learn how a genetic fingerprint is made using agarose gel, Southern blotting, and a radioactive DNA probe
Learn how DNA thermal cycler employs polymerase chain reaction to copy DNA strands
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