[Point about DNA profiling: technologies, applications, and legislation].
Molecular biology progress in DNA fingerprinting has revolutionized forensic science. It's a reliable tool to identify an individual; it provides a true "genetic identity card". It's based of the concept that no two individuals can have an identical DNA pattern except identical twins. This article is a clarification on current technologies used in DNA profiling, their applications and its legislation, according a special place to the national databases (FNAEG), which is in great development for the moment.
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