DNA analysis, which has proven to be a major advance in the field of paternity testing, involves the direct examination of the genetic material that a child inherited from its biological parents. DNA is located throughout the human body and in the same identical form.
In a plant with a taproot system, the taproot is the largest, most central, and most dominant root from which other roots sprout laterally. Typically a taproot is somewhat straight and very thick, is tapering in shape, and grows directly downward.
Arrowroot or tapioca starch are starch thickeners used to add body to gravies and glazes. Although they are extremely similar, it is important that a cook understand what each is and recognize the differences between the two before using them.