·DNA fingerprinting/profiling/typing: analysis of section of DNA that have little or no known function, but vary widely from one individual to another, in order to identify individuals ·deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA): nucleic acid that contains the sugar deoxyribose ·restriction enzyme: enzyme that cuts DNA at a specific sequence ·gel electrophoresis: procedure used to separate and analyze DNA fragments by placing a mixture of DNA fragments at one end of a porous gel and applying …showed first 75 words of 254 total…

…showed last 75 words of 254 total…length polymorphism that come from stretches of short, identical repeat sequences of DNA ·Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) analysis: basic procedure used to isolate an individual's DNA fingerprint ·loci: specific places on chromosomes for VNTRs ·agarose: a porous, gelatinous slab ·chromosome: threadlike structure within the nucleus containing the genetic information that is passed from one generation of cells to the next ·gene: sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait