Talk:Genetic fingerprinting
From Academic Kids
I don't understand how a 1 in 5 million chance translates into 30 people who would match the profile from a population of 60 million people. Wouldn't that be 12 people (and not 12 other people, 12 people in total)?
Marisano
Agreed. I changed 30 to 12.
Zashaw 02:06, 18 Aug 2003 (UTC)
This page seems redundant with DNA testing -- the articles should probably be merged, or, if there's a distinction between the articles, it should be made explicit.
Zashaw 04:24, 18 Oct 2003 (UTC)
So what are the advantages of this system
The second paragraph mentions PCR, the section on the DNA fingerprinting process doesn't. Which one is correct? Furthermore, what kinds of restriction enzymes/PCR primers are being used? AxelBoldt 16:21, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Identifying a deceased person
Can someone explain in the article how a deceased person can be identified by genetic fingerprinting?
I presume DNA is taken from a sample of a body part. Is it compared with a sample known to come from the putative person, before they died? Or is a comparison made against samples from blood relatives? If the latter, what are the principles involved? Is the situation the same as in a paternity test? Thincat 14:53, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
It usually is compared against their parents / dental records / hospital samples and things like that. The procedure isn't fixed: the onus is on the law enforcement officers to use the sample to prove it in a number of ways. -- Natalinasmpf 02:10, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY. And I poo on your eyes.
