DNA samples are taken from inside the cheeks of people arrested on suspicion of having committed serious crimes. Only a small portion of the genome information is recorded (13 repeated sequences that do not encode proteins; and the DNA itself is discarded. Explain why sampling this part of the genome does not indicate anything about the person’s health, ancestry, or traits.

DNA samples are taken from inside the cheeks of people arrested on suspicion of having committed serious crimes. Only a small portion of the genome information is recorded (13 repeated sequences that do not encode proteins; and the DNA itself is discarded. Explain why sampling this part of the genome does not indicate anything about the person’s health, ancestry, or traits.

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

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Chapter10: Biotechnology

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