title: DNA fingerprinting.
abstract: Hypervariable tandem-repetitive minisatellite regions of human DNA can be used to generate individual-specific DNA fingerprints. Validation studies have demonstrated the reliability of the analysis, the mode of inheritance of the minisatellites, and the unparalleled degree of individual specificity. The uses of hypervariable probes in forensic biology, paternity testing, and the resolution of a wide range of problems in genetics, molecular biology, population biology, and medicine are illustrated.
authors.affiliation: ICI Diagnostics, Germantown, MD 20874.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Cawood
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015342:DNA Probes; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes