Essentials of Genetics 9th Edition by Michael Palladino William Klug, Michael Cummings, Charlotte Spencer

Exercise 4

The phenomena of somatic mosaicism and chimerism are more prevalent than most people realize. For example, pregnancy and becoming a mixture of two different genomes. Describe how DNA forensic analysis may be affected by chimerism and what measures could be used to mitigate any confusion during DNA profiling. Find our more about genetic chimerism in an article by Zimmer, c. DNA double take , New York times , September 16, 2013