The pioneer in DNA fingerprinting work in India | Agrigyan

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Fish Biotechnology- ICAR JRF/SRF 2024 (Q.97)

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The pioneer in DNA fingerprinting work in India

Dr. Thangraj Dr. WS. Lakra Dr. Lalji Singh Correct Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

Father of Indian DNA Fingerprinting:
Dr. Lalji Singh (1947–2017), former Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB, Hyderabad) and Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (BHU):
Isolated the Banded Krait Minor (Bkm) satellite DNA and developed the indigenous Bkm-derived probe for DNA fingerprinting in 1988.
This breakthrough established forensic DNA analysis in India, accepted in legal courts for paternity disputes and murder investigations.
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(Dr. Lalji Singh): Correct.

Correct option: (3) Dr. Lalji Singh

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