1. Genetic Fingerprinting
Enzymes that break the DNA apart are put in and the broken segments are arranged by size on a sheet covered with gel, the process is called electrophoresis. ... Because 50% of the barcode is inherited from each parent the lines in the child's barcode that are not in one parent's must be in the other's. ... It will be used in divorce court cases so that if a parent is likely to develop a disease they will not be given custody of the child. ...
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