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DNA fingerprinting

NOUN
method of identification of individuals by comparing dna
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SNPs are specific points in the genome where the DNA sequence typically varies between people; they are the basis of DNA fingerprinting, and certain SNPs can also determine susceptibility to some diseases.

From Science Magazine • May 15, 2023

They investigated and got a DNA sample from a discarded coffee cup and used the tried-and-true method of DNA fingerprinting.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2022

The other three were listed as bodies 18, 23 and 28, and buried more than a decade before DNA fingerprinting was developed.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2022

Around the same time, Dr. Alec Jeffreys of Leicester University in the United Kingdom had invented a technique known as DNA fingerprinting.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

“We know it’s a dangerous lie,” said Dr. Glassberg, 74, a lifelong lover of butterflies who also developed the process of DNA fingerprinting.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2022