Question

For Damian, the implications of this case are troubling. In addition to paternity testing, DNA testing is now used legally in many civil and criminal cases.
In what kinds of cases other than parentage could the presence of chimerism cause problems?


Propose a situation in which DNA testing of a chimeric individual might lead to an unjust legal decision.

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Forensic investigations come to sex determination for personal identification . A comparative reliable sex determination analysis approach should be DNA-based rather than to use other conventional methods of sex determination analysis. The real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology has however become legally acceptable and because it is accurate and its result are reproducible. But still there are knotty situations like what chimerism present in that here an individual possess both male and female specific factors together in their body. Some sex determination analysis most times give a wrong lead and result.

If the criminal is chimeral having two blood groups.

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