DNA fingerprinting on trial

Multilocus Dna Fingerprinting, Based on A

single probe, have been shown to reflect genetic relatedness accurately in the redwinged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). We maintain that our application of this method in testing for differences in the average level of relatedness between groups is justified. We agree with Griffith and Montgomerie that alternative explanations may need to be considered before concluding that mate choice is ba...

DNA fingerprinting on trial: the dramatic early history of a new forensic technique.

The early history of "DNA fingerprinting" in the UK might have been different were it not for the accounts of two dramatic courtroom trials, made by the participants and the media, in the mid-1980s. But these reports, which misrepresented the importance DNA evidence had in the trials, left a strong impression on the British public and on judges on both sides of the Atlantic. These trials, widel...

DNA Fingerprinting Based on Repetitive Sequences of Iranian Indigenous Lactobacilli Species by (GTG)5- REP-PCR

Background and Objective: The use of lactobacilli as probiotics requires the application of accurate and reliable methods for the detection and identification of bacteria at the strain level. Repetitive sequence-based polymerase chain reaction (rep-PCR), a DNA fingerprinting technique, has been successfully used as a powerful molecular typing method to determine taxonomic and phylogenetic relat...

A DNA Fingerprinting Exercise for

"Hands on" laboratory exercises are excellent teaching tools because they have the potential to reach students with all types of learning styles. Unfortunately the large monetary investment required to obtain supplies and equipment and train instructors prevents many schools from providing hands-on learning experiences with DNA technology. Students in non-laboratory courses are even less likely...

DNA Fingerprinting and RFLP Analysis