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Satellite DNA is useful tool in

Updated On: Jul 28, 2022
  • organ transplantation
  • sex determination
  • forensic science
  • genetic engineering.
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The knowledge and technique of medical science applied to assist in the resolution of crimes, legal disputes, etc. constitute forensic medicine. DNA fingerprinting or DNA profiling, is a highly sensitive and extremely versatile approach to solve these problems. In general, the polymorphism of minisatellite, microsatellite and minivariant repeats (MVR) is analyzed for DNA fingerprinting or DNA profiling. These sequences together consitute the variable number of tandem repeats (VNTRs). These sequences are dispersed throughout the genome and constitute the hypervariable dispersed repetitive sequence. In minisatellite DNA the repeat units are of 15-60 bp. In contrast, the repeat unit are of 1-13 bp in case of microsatellites, which are also called short tandem repeats (STRs).
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DNA Fingerprinting

​​DNA fingerprinting, also called DNA typing, DNA profiling, genetic fingerprinting, genotyping, or identity testing, in genetics, method of isolating and identifying variable elements within the base-pair sequence of DNA.

The procedure of DNA Fingerprinting:

The procedure for creating a DNA fingerprint consists of first obtaining a sample of cells, such as skin, hair, or blood cells, which contain DNA. The DNA is extracted from the cells and purified. In Jeffreys’s original approach, which was based on restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) technology, the DNA was then cut at specific points along the strand with proteins known as restriction enzymes. The enzymes produced fragments of varying lengths that were sorted by placing them on a gel and then subjecting the gel to an electric current (electrophoresis): the shorter the fragment, the more quickly it moved toward the positive pole (anode). The sorted double-stranded DNA fragments were then subjected to a blotting technique in which they were split into single strands and transferred to a nylon sheet. The fragments underwent autoradiography in which they were exposed to DNA probes—pieces of synthetic DNA that were made radioactive and that bound to the minisatellites. A piece of X-ray film was then exposed to the fragments, and a dark mark was produced at any point where a radioactive probe had become attached. The resultant pattern of marks could then be analyzed.