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DNA fingerprint

British  

noun

  1. another name for genetic fingerprint

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Abedi was identified through DNA, fingerprint and dental records and a post-mortem examination showed there was no evidence he had been drinking alcohol or taking drugs on the night of the bombing.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2023

But a DNA fingerprint isn’t all it takes to make an identification.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

Since the DNA fingerprint of the bacteria in the spray matches the four patients, the CDC can confirm the spray or one of its ingredients is behind the melioidosis infections.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2021

Any such alleles must come from the child’s biological father, and they will show up in his DNA fingerprint.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018

The CDC said the latest cases involved an E. coli infection whose DNA fingerprint differed from that of the earlier cases, leading the CDC to treat the five as a separate outbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2015

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