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What is the importance of DNA ?
Due to the discovery of DNA, our ability to actually diagnose diseases early on has been vastly improved. In addition, we have been able to better assess a person's genetic susceptibility to specific diseases.
 Paternity cases have an enormous impact on families and children around the world. Through the assessment of DNA, the paternity of a child can be identified.
DNA has been notably important to the field of forensic science.
The impact of DNA on agriculture has been a very important one because it has allowed breeders to facilitate the breeding of animals that have a better resistance to diseases. It also allows farmers to produce more nutritious produce, which has particularly important consequences in developing countries where the population subsists on a small range of staple foods that have little variety.


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