| DNA
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| • | Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) is fundamental |
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block of all living matter and is present |
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all cells and most viruses. |
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| • | DNA
carries all the information needed for |
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synthesis and replication of cells. |
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| • | DNA
is organized in chromosomes and is |
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in the nucleus of each cell. |
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| • | The
technique was developed by English |
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| geneticist
Alec Jeffreys in 1987. |
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