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 (Maranta arundinacea) is an herbaceous perennial native to the tropical rainforests of the West Indies. The plant is also cultivated in South Asia, Africa, Australia, and in the more temperate regions of the U.S., such as Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.