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sunlightstarz · 5 Nov 2006, 2:34 PM

We were told to know that VNTRs are the parts of a person's genome that actually vary; you have to realise that about 99.9% of human DNA is identical from one person to another. The differences - which are the parts used for fingerprinting - are concentrated in the VNTRs. Oh, and VNTR stands for variable number tandem repeat, I think.

5 Nov 2006, 2:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
sunlightstarz Assistant Member HSC: 2006 Gender: Female Location: Sydney Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 91 Last Activity: 6 Mar 2010, 1:38 PM	Re: How much detail for DNA fingerprinting? We were told to know that VNTRs are the parts of a person's genome that actually vary; you have to realise that about 99.9% of human DNA is identical from one person to another. The differences - which are the parts used for fingerprinting - are concentrated in the VNTRs. Oh, and VNTR stands for variable number tandem repeat, I think. __________________ For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21\|Luke 12:34