Question
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