How Do Buccal Swabs Work
The Way It Works Is That the Swab Collects Sample Cells from the Inside of Your Cheek, Which Contain Dna Information in the Form of Buccal Epithelial Cells...
The way it works is that the swab collects sample cells from the inside of your cheek, which contain DNA information in the form of buccal epithelial cells. Buccal sample swabs are generally preferred by those looking for DNA testing because they’re much less invasive than a blood test.
What is the purpose of a buccal swab?
A buccal smear is a noninvasive, fast, and relatively inexpensive diagnostic method for collecting genetic material. It is used for sex determination as well as aneusomy, microdeletion syndromes, and a variety of polymerase chain reaction–based molecular genetic tests.
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How do you do a buccal swab?
- Open the tube. …
- Open the OmniSwab package from the opposite end of the swab tip. …
- Place the swab tip in your mouth and rub the side of your inner cheek about 6 times.
- Take the swab out of your mouth.
- Place the swab tip into the opened tube.
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