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yes they mean the same thing.

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Q: Are genetic fingerprints and DNA fingerprints the same?
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Which is used to create copies of genetic material for DNA fingerprints?

PCR


Do children's fingerprint have the same DNA as adults?

Fingerprints don't have DNA... a fingerprint is simply the imprint of the ridges on the skin of the finger. Cells contain DNA, and your genetic code (DNA) stays the same throughout your life, it does not change when you become an adult.


Ompare and contrast genetic fingerprints and regular fingerprints?

"Fingerprints" are impressions made by the ridge detail on your fingers. "Genetic fingerprints" is a term usually used to refer to identification methods such as DNA. Fingerprint identification has been used for many years - the 1st US criminal court case was in 1911 - and newer identification methods such as DNA analysis often compare themselves to existing methods with the existing terminology to show their similar dependability. These two different methods are both very useful but each has it's own strengths and limitations. For example. identical twins have the same DNA, but not the same fingerprints.


Why is DNA sometimes called the fingerprint inside your body?

because everyone has different DNA and different fingerprints.


Are fingerprints genetic?

No one has the same fingerprint not even in your family.


Do fingerprints provide DNA?

Fingerprints do not provide DNA themselves. It is the DNA that creates the contours of your fingerprints, so rather than providing the DNA fingerprints merely support it. Therefore, if DNA is already available it can easily be linked to fingerprints.


Do twins have the same DNA?

identical twins do. just not the same fingerprints.


Why are genetic markers from noncoding regions useful in distinguishing DNA fingerprints?

To use DNA to identify a specific person accurately, you want to compare genetic markers that are unlikely to be shared with any other person.


Where do you get your fingerprints?

They are formed in the womb during the 3rd month after conception. There is some genetic influence - the size of the fetus's volar pads affects overall pattern type, but the environment in the womb affects how the ridge units form into ridges. This is why identical twins do not have the same fingerprints even though their DNA is the same.


What are DNA fingerprints?

DNA


The DNA fingerprints of fraternal twins will be the same?

No, faternal twins are created from two different egg cells. They have some similar genetic information however. Indentical twins on the other hand, would have identical fingerprints since they are created within one egg cell.


How are restriction maps and DNA fingerprints similar?

Dna fingerprints are a type of restriction maps.