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DNA fingerprinting
Analyses of the lengths of the fragments reveal that when looking at multiple VNTRs (variable number of tandem repeats) within and between individuals, no two people have the same assortment of lengths. This technique became known to the public as "DNA fingerprinting"because of its powerful ability to discriminate between unrelated individuals.
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