Dictionary

allele: One member of a pair or series of different forms of a gene.

ampFLP: A type of DNA fingerprinting that uses a technique of amplified fragment length polymorphism that is low in cost and easy to set up.

chromosomes: Organized structures of DNA and proteins that are found in cells, which contain many genes, regulatory elements and other nucleotide sequences.

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA): A nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known organisms.

DNA sequence: A genetic sequence that uses a succession of letters to represent the primary structure of a real or possibly hypothetical DNA molecule or strand.

DNA sequencing: The biochemical methods for determining the order of nucleotide bases, which constitutes the heritable genetic information.