DNA fingerprinting

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DNA fingerprinting

noun

Definition of DNA FINGERPRINTING

: a technique used especially for identification (as for forensic purposes) by extracting and identifying the base-pair pattern of an individual's DNA—called also DNA typing, genetic fingerprinting

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