Chapter 26.1, Problem 2QTC

Summary Introduction

To determine:

If convicted felons should be required to provide DNA for a databank.

Given:

DNA fingerprinting is a laboratory technique used to establish a link between biological evidence and a suspect in a criminal investigation.

Introduction:

DNA fingerprinting was invented in 1984 by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys after he realized you could detect variations in human DNA, in the form of these minisatellites. DNA fingerprinting is a technique that simultaneously detects lots of minisatellites in the genome to produce a pattern unique to an individual.