NEET 2016 Biology question

Which of the following is not required for any of the techniques of DNA fingerprinting available at present?

(1)Polymerase chain reaction
(2)Zinc finger analysisCorrect
(3)Restriction enzymes
(4)DNA - DNA hybridization

Answer: (2)

Solution

DNA fingerprinting (e.g. RFLP, VNTR analysis) uses restriction enzymes to cut DNA into fragments, gel electrophoresis, Southern blotting and hybridization of the fragments with labelled VNTR probes

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