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fingerprinting

[ UK /fˈɪŋɡəpɹˌɪntɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈfɪŋɡɝˌpɹɪntɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification

How To Use fingerprinting In A Sentence

  • Sir William James is thought to be the originator of fingerprinting as a means of identification.
  • Never mind retinal scans, fingerprinting or facial recognition—we'll soon have our ears on a national database.
  • In late summer we checked for retained offspring among the first-year birds in flocks using behavior and DNA fingerprinting.
  • You see, some 350 UK schools have been fingerprinting their pupils without their parents' knowledge, and computerising the information.
  • Sir William James is thought to be the originator of fingerprinting as a means of identification.
  • Alec Jeffreys, the genetics professor who invented DNA fingerprinting in 1984 and went on to help police crack the Pitchfork case, is justifiably proud of his discovery.
  • DNA fingerprinting is used in forensics to examine DNA samples taken from a crime scene and compare them to those of a suspect.
  • Voice over Police are now using DNA testing, or genetic fingerprinting in an attempt to track down the rapist.
  • The genetic diversity of 32 peanut cultivars ( Arachis hypogaea) from different areas in China was analyzed by AFLP fingerprinting technique.
  • DNA fingerprinting has proved the clincher in this investigation.
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