DNA typing: The analysis of sections of DNA for purposes of identification.
dominant: Having power and influence. In genetics, a dominant gene is a gene that expresses its instructions.
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DNA typing
See DNA fingerprinting.
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DNA fingerprinting
Method of isolating and visualizing of sequences of DNA developed in 1984 by Alec Jeffreys.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the US has been a leader in developing DNA typing technology for use in the identification of perpetrators of violent crime.
Coming into wider use is DNA typing, especially for HLA-D antigens. It promises to improve the sensitivity and specificity of tissue typing. The totals of numbers of alleles at each HLA locus given in the graphic above are based on DNA typing.
 See also: DNA, Sequence, Gene, Action, Human
  
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