Q161 / 180 · AIIMS 2019 (25 May) · Zoology

Who discovered DNA fingerprinting?

  • Correct answer
    A
    Alec Jeffreys
  • B
    Jacob Monad
  • C
    Herbert Boyer
  • D
    Stanley Cohen

Solution

DNA-fingerprinting (also called DNA profiling) is a technique of determining nucleotide sequences of certain areas of DNA which are unique to each individual. Alec Jeffreys in 1984 invented the DNA fingerprinting technique at Leicester University, United Kingdom.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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