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Also known as genetic fingerprinting, DNA fingerprinting

technique used to identify an individual on the basis of their DNA characteristics

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DNA profiling is a technique that identifies who a person is by analyzing the unique characteristics found in their DNA. It matters because it can reliably determine whether a specific individual was present at a crime scene, was involved in a paternity case, or is a victim in disaster situations.

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The DNA double helix

DNA profiling (also called DNA fingerprinting and genetic fingerprinting) is the process of determining an individual's deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) characteristics. DNA analysis intended to identify a species, rather than an individual, is called DNA barcoding.

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