The term DNA fingerprinting - or genetic fingerprinting - is applied to the scientific process whereby samples of DNA are collected, collated and used to match other samples of DNA, which may have been found at the scene of a crime.
DNA fingerprinting works on the basis that each individual's DNA structure - or genetic make-up - is unique and therefore cannot be forged, faked or altered in any way.
One of the most common DNA fingerprinting procedures is RFLP: Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism. Special enzymes are used to cut segments of a sample from which DNA is extracted. The procedure of RFLP focuses on repetitious sequences of DNA 'bases' which vary greatly from individual to individual.
Assertion: Genetic map up of an organism or individual lies in the DNA sequence.
Reason: If two individual differs, then their DNA sequence should also be different.
Genetic and physical map of genome was generated using information on
a. Polymorphism of restriction endonuclease recognition sites.
b. Repetitive DNA sequence called microsatellites.