PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
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Question
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In the early to mid-1980’s, police began using DNA evidence to convict criminals of violent crimes. Currently, techniques such as DNA fingerprinting are frequently used in criminal investigations, and some countries, such as England, even keep DNA databases so that persons who commit crimes may be more quickly apprehended.To what branch of science do these techniques belong?
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Biotechnology
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Quantum physics
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Inorganic chemistry
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Comparative anatomy
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Colin Pitchfork (born 23 March 1960) is a British double child-murderer and rapist. He was the first person convicted of rape and murder using DNA profiling after he murdered two girls in neighbouring Leicestershire villages, the first in Narborough, in November 1983, and the second in Enderby in July 1986.
Detailed explanation-2: -DNA forensics was first reported in 1984 by Dr. Alec Jefferys at the University of Leicester when he realized that DNA contained sequences that continued to repeat next to each other. He also figured out that these sequences that were repeated were different for each individual.
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