genetic fingerprinting
Hereditary pattern analysis
Genetic fingerprinting is the analysis of DNA to identify individuals or establish biological relationships.
Like traditional fingerprints, each person's genetic pattern is unique (except for identical twins).
The technique is used in criminal investigations, paternity testing, and identifying remains: Genetic fingerprinting cleared the suspect.
Also called DNA fingerprinting or DNA profiling.
- allelesVariant forms of genes
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- ancestry tracingInvestigating one's lineage
- paternity testingGenetic confirmation of fatherhood
- DNA testingAnalyzing hereditary material
suspect identification · deoxyribonucleic acid · base pairs · amplification · forensic science · DNA profiling · chromosomes · haplogroup · genotype · evolutionary biology · twin study · trace evidence · chain of custody · DNA extraction · DNA sequencing · family tree · mitochondrial DNA · cold case
- DNA Markersmicrosatellites, loci, polymorphisms, alleles, genotyping
genetic fingerprintingguesswork
Conclusions drawn without proof
random selection · intuition · eyewitness testimony · hearsay · speculation
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Identifying people by digit patterns
handwriting analysis · voice recognition · facial recognition · iris recognition · dental records
genetic fingerprintinganonymity
Unknown identity state
anonymization · untraceability · privacy protection · pseudonymity · untraceable
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