Examples of genetic fingerprinting in a Sentence
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Though genetic fingerprinting known as genome sequencing helped health professionals conclude the infections most likely had the same origin, the department had yet to trace the outbreak to a common food source, the department said.
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 23 July 2023
But this genetic fingerprinting process also works on the species level; all silver carp, for example, share an identical sequence of nucleotides at various places in their DNA.
—jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2021
His subsequent conviction resulted from a new tactic in wildlife preservation: The genetic fingerprinting methods that have been so successful in the criminal justice system are now being used to solve poaching crimes.
—Gina Kolata, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2018
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 23 July 2023
But this genetic fingerprinting process also works on the species level; all silver carp, for example, share an identical sequence of nucleotides at various places in their DNA.
—jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2021
His subsequent conviction resulted from a new tactic in wildlife preservation: The genetic fingerprinting methods that have been so successful in the criminal justice system are now being used to solve poaching crimes.
—Gina Kolata, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2018
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“Genetic fingerprinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genetic%20fingerprinting. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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