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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

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

Even the DNA fingerprinting of ivory was predicated on poop.

From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2019

Medicare, on the other hand, does not cover DNA fingerprinting of biopsies, and many of patients receiving cancer biopsies are older.

From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2017


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