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World 5 · Copying DNA and DNA Fingerprinting · 10 min · PRO

The gel: sorting DNA by size

A race through a jelly, won by the smallest pieces

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  • DNA as an ID: what is (and is not) in a profile
  • Copying DNA: the PCR idea
  • Three temperatures, one cycle
  • Reading the bands: a match, a mixture, a doubt
  • Natural and synthetic fibres
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