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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment [E] » Investigative Techniques [E05] » Epidemiologic Methods » Statistics as Topic » Biometry » Biometric Identification » DNA Fingerprinting
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment [E] » Investigative Techniques [E05] » Genetic Techniques » DNA Fingerprinting
Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena [I] » Social Sciences [I01] » Criminology » Forensic Sciences » Forensic Medicine » DNA Fingerprinting
Health Care [N] » Health Services Administration [N04] » Organization and Administration » Security Measures » Biometric Identification » DNA Fingerprinting
Description
A technique for identifying individuals of a species that is based on the uniqueness of their DNA sequence. Uniqueness is determined by identifying which combination of allelic variations occur in the individual at a statistically relevant number of different loci. In forensic studies, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM of multiple, highly polymorphic VNTR LOCI or MICROSATELLITE REPEAT loci are analyzed. The number of loci used for the profile depends on the ALLELE FREQUENCY in the population. MeSH
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