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Which one of the following techniques can be used to establish the paternity of a child?

(a) Protein analysis
(b) Chromosome counting
(c) Quantitative analysis of DNA
(d) DNA finger-printing
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Answer: (d) DNA finger-printing
UPSC 1997 · Q127 · Science & Technology › Biotechnology & Genetics · Save

The sequencing of the entire genome (the totality of all genes) of an organism was completed in 1996. The organism was

(a) albino mouse
(b) yeast
(c) human being
(d) Plasmodium vivax
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Answer: (b) yeast