Comments on: DNA fingerprinting project ideas? http://www.lifemapdna.com/dna-fingerprinting-project-ideas.html Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:10:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: LAlawMedMBA http://www.lifemapdna.com/dna-fingerprinting-project-ideas.html/comment-page-1#comment-1426 LAlawMedMBA Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:29:39 +0000 http://www.lifemapdna.com/dna-fingerprinting-project-ideas.html#comment-1426 The material below provides a good model for a brief presentation on DNA Fingerprinting. The first few linked articles have additional information that may prove useful. I also added a link to videos on DNA fingerprinting, and many links to images (visual aids) regarding DNA profiling, but most of the images are either too technical or very simplistic. What is DNA Fingerprinting? http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/whatis.html How is DNA Fingerprinting Done? (1) Southern Blot: http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/blot.html (2) Radioactive Probes: http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/radi.html (3) Hybridization Reaction: http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/hybrid.html (4) VNTRs: http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/vntrs.html Practical Applications of DNA Fingerprinting: http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/apps.html 1. Paternity and Maternity 2. Criminal Identification and Forensics 3. Personal Identification Problems With DNA Fingerprinting: http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/problems.html 1. Generating a High Probability 2. Determining Probability (A) Population Genetics (B) Technical Difficulties Glossary: http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/glossary.html The material below provides a good model for a brief presentation on DNA Fingerprinting. The first few linked articles have additional information that may prove useful. I also added a link to videos on DNA fingerprinting, and many links to images (visual aids) regarding DNA profiling, but most of the images are either too technical or very simplistic.

What is DNA Fingerprinting?

http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/whatis.html

How is DNA Fingerprinting Done?

(1) Southern Blot:
http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/blot.html
(2) Radioactive Probes:
http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/radi.html
(3) Hybridization Reaction:
http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/hybrid.html
(4) VNTRs:
http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/vntrs.html

Practical Applications of DNA Fingerprinting:
http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/apps.html

1. Paternity and Maternity
2. Criminal Identification and Forensics
3. Personal Identification

Problems With DNA Fingerprinting:
http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/problems.html

1. Generating a High Probability
2. Determining Probability (A) Population Genetics (B) Technical Difficulties

Glossary:
http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/glossary.html

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