- Institution/s: Universidad de Valladolid
- Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
- Identification number: 99
- Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
- Author/s: Ana MUÑOZ GASCÓN, Augustine Edith EMENE, Paloma MOLLEDO PÉREZ, Susana ALVAREZ ALVAREZ
- Creation / modification date: 03-02-2014
- Term: DNA fingerprint/fingerprinting
- Gramatical category: s
- Definition: A method used to identify multilocus DNA banding patterns that are specific to an individual by exposing a sample of the person's DNA to molecular probes and various analytical techniques such as Southern blot analysis. DNA fingerprinting is often used to provide evidence in criminal law cases. Also called genetic fingerprinting.
- Context: We now show that other variant (core)n probes can detect additional sets of hypervariable minisatellites to produce somatically stable DNA 'fingerprints' which are completely specific to an individual (or to his or her identical twin) and can be applied directly to problems of human identification, including parenthood testing.
- Expression: DNA fingerprinting
- Weighting mark: nor
- Sources:
- Term: CAMPBELL, N.A. Y REECE, J.B. (2007). Biología. Madrid: Editorial médica panamericana.
- Definition: OLIVA, R., BALLESTA, F., ORIOLA, J., y CLÀRIA, J. (2004). Genética médica. Barcelona: Publicacions i edicions Universidad de Barcelona; PIERCE, B.J. (2010). Genética, un enfoque conceptual. Madrid: Editorial médica panamericana.
- Context: JEFFREY, A. (2010)
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