1. biometric identification obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases; [syn: DNA fingerprint, genetic fingerprint]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genetic fingerprint
n 1: biometric identification obtained by examining a person's
unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence
in criminal law cases [syn: DNA fingerprint, genetic
fingerprint]