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Identification

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Images referencing Identification

27 images from works
  • Separation of DNA fragments by electrophoresis through an agarose gel.
  • Shadow of a DNA double helix on sequencing output
  • Human eye with blue iris
  • Microbead 'lasers' engulfed by cells, artistic impression
  • DNA double helix and sequencing output
  • The first DNA fingerprint. The first three lanes contain DNA from a woman, her mother and her father respectively. Lanes 4 - 11 contain DNA from assorted other species including mouse, baboon, lemur, cow, grey seal and tobacco (last lane). The DNA probe used in this experiment detected tandomly repeated short stretches of DNA called minisatellites whose length varies between individuals.
  • Human eye with blue iris
  • Focus on genetics
  • An early DNA fingerprint showing DNA patterns from a mother (lanes 2 and 8) and her four children (adjacent lanes to the right). Lane 1 is an unrelated person. The two sets of lanes show the fingerprints reveled with two different probes that detect different types of repeated sequences.
  • Separation of DNA fragments by electrophoresis through an agarose gel. An electric current is passed through the gel and separates the DNA fragments according to size. The mixture of fragments is applied to a well at the top of the gel before the current is started. The smaller fragments travel further and reach the bottom of the gel while the larger ones remain towards the origin.
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Works from the collections

27 works

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    Shadow of a DNA double helix on sequencing output

    Peter Artymiuk
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    Henry Faulds, "Dermatographs" and "Variety of Patterns"

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    Human eye with blue iris

    Macroscopic Solutions
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    Human eye

    Macroscopic Solutions
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    Human eye with blue iris

    Macroscopic Solutions
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Related topics

Identity (Philosophical concept)
Forensic Sciences
Individual
BASES
Separation
Restriction enzyme
Restriction digestion
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Barcode
Sequencing

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