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GENETIC FINGERPRINT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genetic fingerprint mean?
• GENETIC FINGERPRINT (noun)
The noun GENETIC FINGERPRINT has 1 sense:
1. biometric identification obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases
Familiarity information: GENETIC FINGERPRINT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Biometric identification obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
DNA fingerprint; genetic fingerprint
Hypernyms ("genetic fingerprint" is a kind of...):
biometric authentication; biometric identification; identity verification (the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics)
Context examples
The molybdenum isotopes allow us to clearly distinguish carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous material, and as such represent a 'genetic fingerprint' of material from the outer and inner solar system, explains Dr. Gerrit Budde of the Institute of Planetology in Münster and lead author of the study.
(Moon’s Formation Brought Water to Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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