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Definition of Genetic fingerprinting
1. Noun. The procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification.
Definition of Genetic fingerprinting
1. Noun. the forensic analysis of genetic information from a biological sample as an aid to identification ¹
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Medical Definition of Genetic fingerprinting
1. The process of comparing the nucleotide sequences of different DNA samples to find out if the samples are from the same individual or not. This is often used as a way to investigate crime, for example by comparing samples found at the crime scene with samples from the suspects. (09 Oct 1997)