genetic fingerprint

1. 1.

   biometric identification obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases

   SynonymsDNA fingerprint

   Broaderbiometric identification

Questions about genetic fingerprint

What does genetic fingerprint mean?

genetic fingerprint means "biometric identification obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases".

What is another word for genetic fingerprint?

Close synonyms include DNA fingerprint. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genetic fingerprint a common word?

genetic fingerprint is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.