genetic fingerprint

noun

1. the pattern of DNA unique to each individual that can be analysed in a sample of blood, saliva, or tissue: used as a means of identification

Example Sentences

Having this “genetic fingerprint” should also make it easier for future studies to track where the disease is being transmitted.

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Dr. Walters collected mounting reports of antibiotic-resistant infections in several states that had a strikingly similar genetic fingerprint.

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They carry the same genetic fingerprint, suggesting that the virus may have been circulating undetected for about a year somewhere in the world.

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He had the killer’s genetic fingerprint, and Holes doggedly tracked advances in DNA technology.

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Back in June, also in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, they tried to validate the lab-leak theory by examining the virus’ genetic fingerprint.

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