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Molecular Basis of Inheritance — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYMolecular Basis of Inheritance2 Marks
Question
Write the full form of VNTR. How is VNTR different from a probe?
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Answer

Full form of VNTR is Variable Number of Tandem Repeats:
VNTR Probe
The segment of DNA which shows very high no. of repetitive nucleotide sequences which vary from person to person are called variable number tandem repeats. The small fragments of DNA strands which are highly selective and specific to be complementary to VNTR sequences are called probe.

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