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Effectiveness of Dactylography over DNA Fingerprinting in the Field of Forensic Medicine: An Overview

Kulbhushan Prasad, Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India. , Shiv Kumar Mishra 1 , Kulbhushan Prasad 2 , Varun Chandran A 3 , Abilash S 4

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Journal of Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology 7(2):p 59-61, July – December 2021. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/jfct.2454.9363.7221.3

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Shiv Kumar Mishra, Kulbhushan Prasad, Varun Chandran A, Abilash S/Effectiveness of Dactylography over DNA Fingerprinting in the Field of Forensic Medicine: An Overview/J Forensic Chemistry Toxicol. 2021;7(2):59–61.
 

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Dactylography or fingerprinting is a time tested method of identification of an individual based on the characteristic feature of the ridges present over fingers, toes or other regions. On the other hand, DNA fingerprinting is comparatively a newer technique which is gaining lot of attention due to the accuracy of its results and smaller sample needed to fix the individual. In the world of Forensic Medicine everyone is over fascinated with DNA fingerprinting but the facts are different at the ground level. This article aims to discuss about the efficacy of dactylography which is a traditional system for identification in any criminal investigation as a more reliable and cost effective method than modern DNA fingerprinting.

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Shiv Kumar Mishra, Kulbhushan Prasad, Varun Chandran A, Abilash S/Effectiveness of Dactylography over DNA Fingerprinting in the Field of Forensic Medicine: An Overview/J Forensic Chemistry Toxicol. 2021;7(2):59–61.
 

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Dactylography; DNA Fingerprinting; Forensic Medicine.

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