Do the loci used in dna profiling come from gene coding regions or non-coding regions?

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Jadiel Hatfield

19 July, 06:59

Do the loci used in dna profiling come from gene coding regions or non-coding regions?

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Sherman · Answer 1

Non-coding regions.

Explanation:

DNA profiling is carried out using the Short Tandem Repeats (STR) analysis, which compares specific loci in the DNA. Although STRs are spread out all over the human genome, a large majority of these STRs are located in the non-coding regions, and only some of it (around 8%) is located in the coding regions.

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