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Comment on the utility of variability in number of tandem repeats

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Comment on the utility of variability in number of tandem repeats during DNA finger printing.

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Tandemness in repeats provides many copies of the sequence for fingerprinting, and variability in nitrogen base sequence in them. Being individual-specific, this proves to be useful in the process of DNA fingerprinting.

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