genetic fingerprinting
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of genetic fingerprinting
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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While the cases are spread out, scientists used a type of comprehensive genetic fingerprinting called whole-genome sequencing, which revealed the bugs involved are all closely related.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Most states need to send cyclospora specimens to the CDC for genetic fingerprinting because their own public-health laboratories can’t do it, Williams said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
A 23-meter-long sailboat set off last week from Argentina for Antarctica’s Weddell Sea with eight scientists, lots of cloacal swabs, and a genetic fingerprinting machine aboard.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 18, 2024
His spinal fluid was sent to a state laboratory that performs genetic fingerprinting on bacteria samples, where researchers later found Roberson had tested positive for listeria.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
Thanks to advances in chemical and genetic fingerprinting, it is now possible to determine where a tree grew — sometimes down to a particular patch of forest.
From Nature ● Apr. 2, 2019
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