DNA Fingerprinting Vocabulary List.

·DNA fingerprinting/profiling/typing: analysis of section of DNA that have little or no known function, but vary widely from one individual to another, in order to identify individuals ·deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA): nucleic acid that contains the sugar deoxyribose ·restriction enzyme: enzyme that cuts DNA at a specific sequence ·gel electrophoresis: procedure used to separate and analyze DNA fragments by placing a mixture of DNA fragments at one end of a porous gel and applying …

…length polymorphism that come from stretches of short, identical repeat sequences of DNA ·Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) analysis: basic procedure used to isolate an individual's DNA fingerprint ·loci: specific places on chromosomes for VNTRs ·agarose: a porous, gelatinous slab ·chromosome: threadlike structure within the nucleus containing the genetic information that is passed from one generation of cells to the next ·gene: sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait