What is DNA? How is DNA test done? Why does the test report take time? know

The scenes after the fire in Rajkot's TRP game zone gave a shock to people's hearts. The most serious thing is that the bodies have been burnt to such an extent in this tragedy that it has become difficult to identify them. For which the DNA test of the deceased is being done. The family members do not even know where the dead body of their relative is.

Gozaro Divas of 25 March 2024 will never be forgotten by the people of Rajkot including the entire Gujarat. Keeping in view the school college vacation, tickets were kept at Rs 99 to attract people to the TRP game zone of Rakot. The TRP game zone was very crowded as the game zone was accessible at a cheap rate. It was evening time when people were busy playing various games in the game zone, suddenly the fire broke out. In which 28 people died.

Why DNA had to be done to identify the body

The victims of the fire in the game zone were barely recognizable to the naked eye. The system had only one solution to determine the identity of the nearly burnt body and that is DNA test. DNA testing, matching DNA from the remains of the deceased with samples from the deceased's family, is a difficult task. This kind of precision work takes time. But considering the seriousness of the incident, the system decided to conduct the DNA test of all the dead and that too within a matter of hours. Then know what is DNA test?

What is a DNA test?

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, which is a scientific test. This type of test gives very accurate information about our genes or ancestry. It is worth mentioning here that our body has millions of cells. Except for red blood vessels, all other cells also have a genetic coding. This genetic coding is DNA itself. Simply put, DNA is bent in one direction like a ladder. It is believed that if a human's DNA were straightened out, it would be so long that it could reach the sun and wrap itself around the earth 300 times.

DNA match with family?

It should be mentioned here that the DNA of the child and its parents are not identical. But some parts may be the same. Each person's DNA is unique. But this way you can know for sure whether your relationship is related or not. A DNA test determines whether a child belongs to a particular family or not. In case of murder or accident when identification of dead body becomes difficult, DNA test is used to identify it. In such a situation DNA samples of father or family members are taken. And the deceased's sample is matched with it.

Why does the test take so long?

In general, the DNA of any dead body that is to be tested is blood drawn from the dead body and tested with DNA samples from their next of kin. But considering the Rajkot incident, the dead have been burnt to such an extent that there is no blood anywhere in the bodies. Not only that, some corpses do not even have the slightest trace of flesh, in such cases the cells inside the bones are tested by taking samples that can be tested with family members. All these complicated procedures take at least 36 hours.