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Biology Question on the molecular basis of inheritance

Who discovered DNA fingerprinting

A

Alec Jeffery

B

Jacob Monad

C

Herbert Boyer

D

Stanley Cohen

Answer

Alec Jeffery

Explanation

Solution

DNA-fingerprinting (also called DNA profiling) is a technique of determining nucleotide sequences of certain areas of DNA which are unique to each individual. Alec Jeffreys in 1984 invented the DNA fingerprinting technique at Leicester University', United Kingdom