DNA fingerprinting: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Biology LibreTexts - DNA Fingerprinting. Jun 22, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Science Show - DNA fingerprinting. Sep 15, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - DNA fingerprinting in anthropological genetics: past, present, future (PDF). Aug 08, 2025
Add new Web site: BMC - Investigative Genetics - DNA fingerprinting in forensics: past, present, future. Jun 23, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 20, 2025
Add new Web site: BMC - BMC Genomic Data - Genotyping faecal samples of Bengal tiger Panthera tigris tigris for population estimation: A pilot study. Dec 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - DNA Fingerprinting Technology - Its Success and Future. Oct 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Open Oregon Educational Resources - MHCC Biology 112: Biology for Health Professions - Gel Electrophoresis and DNA Fingerprinting. Jun 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Clemson University Open Textbooks - Science Technology and Society a Student Led Exploration - DNA Fingerprinting. Jan 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - Process based modelling of plants�fungus interactions explains fairy ring types and dynamics. Sep 21, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Discovery, development, and current applications of DNA identity testing. Mar 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - DNA Fingerprinting. Dec 16, 2022
Add new Web site: University of Leicester - The history of genetic fingerprinting. Sep 27, 2022
Added information on the use of DNA fingerprinting for resolving legal disputes. Nov 14, 2019
Corrected display issue. Apr 26, 2018
Article revised and updated to include information on the use of microsatellites in DNA fingerprinting. Dec 12, 2014
Add new Web site: Official Site of Roger Fenton. Jan 30, 2014
Add new Web site: WebMD - What Is DNA Fingerprinting? Jan 29, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - DNA Fingerprinting. Dec 23, 2013
Added information on refinements to DNA fingerprinting that have increased the sensitivity of the technique. Sep 18, 2009
Added new Web site: DNA Testing: Introduction and Index. Jun 01, 2006
Article added to new online database. May 03, 1999
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