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| | DNA analysis - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about DNA analysis |
 | | It determines the pattern of certain parts of the genetic material DNA that is unique to each individual. |
 | | The world's first national DNA database began operating in the UK in April 1995 in accordance with the 1994 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, which states that those convicted or suspected of sex offences, serious assaults, or burglaries in England and Wales must provide a sample of saliva or hair for DNA analysis. |
 | | In the UK, DNA testing was used nationally for the first time in 1996, involving the testing of 1,200 persons, in a police hunt for a murderer. |
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