Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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The process of developing DNA profiles.

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Polymerase chain reaction is used to amplify the DNA so that there is enough to compare the DNA left at a crime scene with a suspect’s. Short tandem repeats (STRs) are the specific segments of DNA that can be used to identify people with astonishing accuracy.

The location of STRs that are run on gels produces a pattern called a DNA profile. Unrelated people almost never have identical DNA profiles.

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