Orchid Cellmark is a provider of identity deoxyribonucleic acid testing services for the human identity and agriculture markets. In the human identity area, the company provides DNA testing services for forensic, family relationship and security applications. In the agriculture field, Orchid Cellmark provides DNA testing services for food safety and selective trait breeding. The company s patented single-nucleotide polymorphism technology involves a set of biochemical reactions that isolate the precise location of a suspected SNP and then determines the identity of the SNP, using an enzyme called DNA polymerase. Orchid Cellmark uses this method in its agriculture DNA testing business and in particular forensics applications where DNA samples are highly degraded. The company also uses short tandem repeats in its forensic and family relationship DNA testing services. The company maintains accredited laboratories in Farmers Branch, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, as well as a location in the United Kingdom. Orchid Cellmark is headquartered in Princeton, N.J.
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