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genetic fingerprinting
(redirected from DNA fingerprints)

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Noun1.genetic fingerprinting - the procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification
procedure, process - a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"
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genetic fingerprinting [dʒɪˈnɛtɪkˈfɪŋgəˌprɪntɪŋ] nrilevamento delle impronte genetiche


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Today DNA fingerprints are examined everywhere, even in portable laboratories, and the equipment for genetic fingerprinting is being made by dozens of companies around the world.
If the DNA fingerprints produced from two different samples match, the two samples probably came from the same person.
Byline: Alison Walker Crime Correspondent POLICE are aiming to outsmart the burglars by spraying DNA fingerprints onto property.
 
 
 
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