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MeSH Heading: DNA Fingerprinting
Tree Number(s): E05.318.740.225.500.500; E05.393.290; I01.198.780.937.375; N04.452.910.099.750
Unique ID: D016172
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016172
Annotation: DNA FOOTPRINTING is available; do not confuse entry term DNA PROFILING with GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING
Scope Note: A technique for identifying individuals of a species that is based on the uniqueness of their DNA sequence. Uniqueness is determined by identifying which combination of allelic variations occur in the individual at a statistically relevant number of different loci. In forensic studies, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM of multiple, highly polymorphic VNTR LOCI or MICROSATELLITE REPEAT loci are analyzed. The number of loci used for the profile depends on the ALLELE FREQUENCY in the population.
Entry Term(s): DNA Fingerprints; DNA Profiling; DNA Typing; Genetic Fingerprinting
Previous Indexing: DNA (1986-1990); Forensic Medicine (1986-1990); Nucleotide Mapping (1986-1990)
See Also: Databases, Nucleic Acid; Genetic Privacy; Genotyping Techniques; Minisatellite Repeats; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Public MeSH Note: 91
History Note: 91
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/05/07
Revision Date: 2020/06/23

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Concept UI: M0024686
Scope Note: A technique for identifying individuals of a species that is based on the uniqueness of their DNA sequence. Uniqueness is determined by identifying which combination of allelic variations occur in the individual at a statistically relevant number of different loci. In forensic studies, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM of multiple, highly polymorphic VNTR LOCI or MICROSATELLITE REPEAT loci are analyzed. The number of loci used for the profile depends on the ALLELE FREQUENCY in the population.
Terms: DNA Fingerprinting Preferred Term
Term UI T048017
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag ACX
ThesaurusID; DNA Profiling
Term UI T363299
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); DNA Typing
Term UI T530017
Date01/09/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2004)

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