Title: deoxyribonucleic acid profiling
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - deoxyribonucleic acid profiling
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09700
Status: current

Definition
Identification of individuals by matching characteristics of their genome deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequence.

Notes
1) DNA profiles are at a lower resolution than a full genome DNA sequence, but this is adequate for forensic purposes, such as in parental testing and criminal investigations.
2) Characteristics used include the frequency (or size) of tandem repeats in the genome.

Source
- PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1145 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)

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Citation: Citation: 'deoxyribonucleic acid profiling' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.09700
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