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ge·netic fin·ger·print·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. genetic profiling, genetic fingerprintingnoun

    the procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification

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  1. genetic fingerprintingnoun

    the forensic analysis of genetic information from a biological sample as an aid to identification

Wikipedia

  1. genetic fingerprinting

    DNA profiling (also called DNA fingerprinting) is the process of determining an individual's DNA characteristics. DNA analysis intended to identify a species, rather than an individual, is called DNA barcoding. DNA profiling is a forensic technique in criminal investigations, comparing criminal suspects' profiles to DNA evidence so as to assess the likelihood of their involvement in the crime. It is also used in paternity testing, to establish immigration eligibility, and in genealogical and medical research. DNA profiling has also been used in the study of animal and plant populations in the fields of zoology, botany, and agriculture.

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  1. genetic fingerprinting

    Genetic fingerprinting, also known as DNA fingerprinting, is a method used to identify an individual from a sample of DNA by looking at unique patterns in their DNA. These patterns can either directly reflect the DNA sequence or variations in the length of certain DNA regions. It is commonly used in forensic science to identify suspects in a crime, determining biological relationships such as paternity, and in medical research for genetic disease identification.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of genetic fingerprinting in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of genetic fingerprinting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of genetic fingerprinting in a Sentence

  1. Felix Patton:

    DNA is like a genetic fingerprinting system with every rhino having a unique pattern, dNA is the same for an individual rhino whether it is extracted from its horns, hair, blood or skin and, in fact, we collected samples from all these for each of the rhinos we darted.

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