Recently the Paris police raided a building suspected of having terrorist. Upon
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Recently the Paris police raided a building suspected of having terrorist. Upon breaking through the door they were greeted with a blast from a bomb detonated by a suicide bomber. The body of this suicide bomber was blown into pieces such that they could not determine by gross appearance whether it was that of man or that of a woman. Using your knowledge of sex chromosomes of male and female, explain how they would be able to tell by examining specimens from the body. First of all What type of specimen will they have to use for this investigation? What will they have to look for to tell? Whether the body is that a woman a manExplanation / Answer
In such cases the bones left over used for sex determination
A primers can be created targeting polymorphic regions on the Y-chromosome (Y-STR), which allows manipulation of a mixed DNA sample from body extraction. Y-chromosomes are paternally inherited in male, analysis can helps in the identification of males.
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