A SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE CHEMILUMINESCENT DNA-FINGERPRINTING TECHNIQUE USING DIGOXIGENIN-LABELED MINISATELLITE PROBES

DNA fingerprinting has become a powerful tool in behaviourial and evol utionary ecology. However, investigators have been limited in their ac cess to this technique because of the need for special radioisotope fa cilities. We present an alternative, non-isotopic DNA fingerprinting t echnique based on chemiluminescent detection of digoxigenin-labelled m inisatellite probes. This methodology should provide a greater number of researchers with access to DNA fingerprinting without the need for special laboratory facilities.