2007-02-26 15:57:52 · 8 answers · asked by sexylatina0321 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Every cell in your body contain DNA, The most common way they preform DNA tests is to take a swab sample of check tissue by simply scrapping the inside of your check, the cells come off easily and painlessly. They could very easily do it with a blood sample but it's just as easy and less complecated by taking the tissue sample. Hope this helps
2007-02-26 16:04:35 · answer #1 · answered by nick_dyke4x4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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DNA testing is done for many different reasons. DNA evidence can link an alleged criminal to a crime scene. DNA paternity and maternity testing can identify a child's father or mother. DNA relationship testing can determine if two individuals are full or half siblings. DNA ancestry testing can determine ethnic origins and genealogical roots.
How DNA testing is done depends on the results desired and the samples available. DNA fingerprinting (or profiling as it's also known) is the process of analyzing and comparing two DNA samples. Only identical twins have the exact same DNA sequence, everyone else's DNA is unique. This makes DNA the perfect way to link individuals to each other or to locations where they have been.
The entire DNA chain is incredibly long, much to long to examine all of it. Human DNA is made up of about 3.3 billion base pairs. The differences between DNA samples occur only in small segments of the DNA--the rest of the DNA is pretty much the same. DNA testing focuses on those segments that are known to differ from person to person.
As DNA testing has evolved over time, the testing methods have become more precise and are able to work with much smaller DNA samples. Early DNA testing was done using dime-size drops of blood. Today's tests can extract DNA from the back of a licked stamp. The DNA must be extracted from whatever sample is provided. DNA must be isolated and purified before it can be compared. In essence, it has to be "unlocked" from the cell in which it exists. The cell walls are usually dissolved with a detergent. Proteins in the cell are digested by enzymes. After this process, the DNA is purified, concentrated, and tested.
DNA testing is done most often today using a process called "short tandem repeats," or STR. Human DNA has several regions of repeated sequences. These regions are found in the same place on the DNA chain, but the repeated sequences are different for each individual. The "short" tandem repeats (repeated sequences of two to five base pairs in length) have been proven to provide excellent DNA profiling results. STR is highly accurate--the chance of misidentification being one in several billion.
2007-02-27 00:52:08 · answer #2 · answered by mallimalar_2000 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
For paternity testing:
Buccal Swabs - four swabs are rubbed against the inside of each person's cheek.
Blood - two blood tubes are collected from one arm of each person
Cord Blood - a blood sample is collected from a child's umbilical cord during delivery
Amniotic fluid - a sample of amniotic fluid from the mom
Blood or tissue samples taken from a dead person
2007-02-27 00:14:27 · answer #3 · answered by ambernpeach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DNA can be extracted from both blood and saliva.
2007-02-27 10:02:48 · answer #4 · answered by artista 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can get DNA from most cells. as for the test, a southern blot might be what you are looking for
2007-02-27 00:03:09 · answer #5 · answered by dane hoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
blood and saliva both
2007-02-27 05:34:47 · answer #6 · answered by monalisa three 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything that cells can be lifted...
blood, saliva, sperm, hair....even off a toothbrush..
2007-02-27 00:44:14 · answer #7 · answered by Diamond in the Rough 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most all liquids and tissue.
2007-02-27 16:56:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋