genetic fingerprintingnoun [ U ]
uk/dʒəˌnet.ɪk ˈfɪŋ.ɡə.prɪn.tɪŋ/us/dʒəˌnet̬.ɪk ˈfɪŋ.ɡɚ.prɪn.tɪŋ/the process of recording and/or examining a person's pattern of genes, often to prove that they did or did not commit a crime
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