Which probes are used in DNA fingerprinting?

DNA fingerprinting, also called DNA typing, DNA profiling, genetic fingerprinting, genotyping, or identity testing, in genetics, method of isolating and identifying variable elements within the base-pair sequence of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). read more

One of the methods is to tag primers used in PCR amplification with fluorescent dyes which are “shot” at the end of electrophoresis capillary with UV laser and resulting fluorescence in four visible wavelengths read by photodetector. read more

Modern-day DNA profiling is also called STR analysis and relies on microsatellites rather than the minisatellites used in DNA fingerprinting. Microsatellites, or short tandem repeats (STRs), are the shorter relatives of minisatellites usually two to five base pairs long. read more