DNA match
Forensic identity proof
A DNA match is a correspondence between genetic samples indicating biological relationship or identity.
In forensics, investigators compare crime scene DNA to suspects or databases to find matches: The DNA match linked him to three cold cases.
In genealogy, DNA matches connect people who share ancestry.
The strength of a match varies—identical twins share all DNA, while distant cousins share small percentages.
- geneticRelating to heredity
- genetic testingAnalysis for inherited disorders
- double helixTwo intertwined spirals
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
crime · crime scene · true crime · paternity · laboratory · helix · sample · cheek swab · swab · profile · suspect · identification · strand · chromosome · ancestry · blood · saliva · marker
- biometricsfingerprints, fingerprint scan, iris scan, face recognition, palm print
- DNA Analysisgenetic testing, genetic markers, genotyping, alleles, loci
- DNA ancestryancestry test, genetic genealogy, haplogroup, ethnic origins, genetic markers
- missing personsmissing person, disappearance, missing children, missing child, vanished
- genealogyfamily trees, family history, descendants, ancestors, ancestry tracing
- Detection typesradar detection, sonar detection, motion detection, smoke detection, metal detection