Applications of DNA Analysis
DNA analysis has broad applications. Genetic Tests Huntington's disease or cystic fibrosis.
Identify inherited predispositions Breast Cancer Alzheimer’s disease
Preventative medicine Avoid specific foods Avoid certain environmental conditions
Crime scene analysis Identify substances such as blood, semen, saliva, hair, urine, bone, teeth, feces, and tissues.
Theodore Kaczinski Unabomber FBI matched DNA samples from letters mailed to relatives
Benefits of DNA analysis Exonerate people wrongly accused of crimes Establishing paternity Identify remains after tragedies
Airline accidents
Branch Davidian Complex
Anthropology Use DNA analysis to study migration of hums across oceans Identify genetic disease in famous individuals Track endangered species