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Which type of DNA have been used to analyze relationship between different human populations?(a) Circular DNA(b) Mitochondrial DNA(c) Minisatellite DNA(d) Microsatellite DNAThis question was addressed to me in my homework.I would like to ask this question from Genome Structure in portion Nature of Genome of Cell Biology

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The correct CHOICE is (d) Microsatellite DNA

To explain I would say: Also called short tandem repeats, Microsatellites are short repeats of 2-6 bp of DNA that are PRESENT throughout the genome and have variability among populations. They are therefore USED in DNA FINGERPRINTING.



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