DNA fingerprinting is routinely used for
- A. measuring blood glucose
- B. treating cancer
- C. establishing paternity and identifying criminals
- D. increasing crop yield
Explanation
Because the pattern of non coding repeats is unique to each individual, a sample of blood or tissue can link a person to a crime or a child to a parent. It diagnoses identity, not disease.
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