"DNA Fingerprinting" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D016172
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.740.225.500.500 E05.393.290 I01.198.780.937.375
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| Concept/Terms |
DNA Fingerprinting- DNA Fingerprinting
- DNA Fingerprintings
- Fingerprinting, DNA
- Fingerprintings, DNA
- DNA Typing
- DNA Typings
- Typing, DNA
- Typings, DNA
- DNA Profiling
- DNA Profilings
- Profiling, DNA
DNA Fingerprints- DNA Fingerprints
- DNA Fingerprint
- Fingerprint, DNA
- Fingerprints, DNA
Genetic Fingerprinting- Genetic Fingerprinting
- Fingerprinting, Genetic
- Fingerprintings, Genetic
- Genetic Fingerprintings
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