For forensic science:
- To identify probable suspects whose DNA may match the DNA left on evidence left at crime scenes
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- To exonerate people who are wrongly accused of crimes - To identify catastrophe victims
- To establish family relationships*
- To identify endangered species as an aid to wildlife officials
(Can be used for prosecuting poachers)
- To detect any form of bacteria and other organisms that are harmful and therefore may pollute the air, water, soil and food.
- To match the organ donors with recipients to ensure they match in transplant programs
- To determine ancestry for seed or livestock breeds
- To authenticate consumables such as wine
By scientists and/or Doctors:
- To try to find out how things work – for example, how plants and animals grow and develop, or why bone cells are different from muscle cells and so on.
- To help figure out what disease is resulting in that illness
- To help people regain their health
Bibliography:
1.http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/forensics.shtml
2.http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/bio99/bio99109.html
3.http://www.google.com.sg/imglanding?q=matching%20dna&imgurl=http://www.jessicasachs.com/articles/dna_print.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.jessicasachs.com/articles/2007/01/dna-profiling-a-new-kind-of-po.html&usg=__Myzf0ExZ93OtenRLUE0Nfp2xYms=&h=271&w=263&sz=7&hl=en&sig2=T5D96oKVUf4dzslNep5zvA&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=0CKr1VOGKncDBM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=110&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmatching%2Bdna%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1R2GGLL_en%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=FPBXTOSFINKzrAfZ7diUCA&um=1&rlz=1R2GGLL_en&tbs=isch:1&start=0#tbnid=totpJYoSEddFaM&start=3
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