1. : a theory in geology: the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates. 2.
Sperm DNA Fragmentation Test. The genetic integrity of the sperm is crucial for successful fertilization and normal embryo development. Sperm DNA fragmentation is a term used to denote when the genetic material within the sperm is abnormal, which in turn may lead to male subfertility and IVF failure.s a second generation sperm DNA test. It detects the sperm with DNA damage and also tells how much DNA damage each sperm have. A SpermComet test result of 45% means that there is an average of 45% damage in each sperm that was assessed.
In 1999 the DNA profile of a sample from a burglary in Bolton, UK. 9. was matched in a database search to the profile of a man from Swindon, UK.[14] The. frequency of the six-locus profile was reported to be 1 in 37 million.