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2. DNA paternity testing - Wikipedia

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   Paternity or maternity testing for child or adult. The DNA test is performed by collecting buccal (cheek) cells found on the inside of a person's cheek using a buccal or cheek swab. These swabs have wooden or plastic stick handles with a cotton on synthetic tip. The collector rubs the inside of a person's cheek to collect as many buccal cells ...

3. DNA profiling - Wikipedia

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   DNA profiling is a forensic technique in criminal investigations, comparing criminal suspects' profiles to DNA evidence so as to assess the likelihood of their involvement in the crime. [1][2] It is also used in paternity testing, [3] to establish immigration eligibility, [4] and in genealogical and medical research.

4. Alec Jeffreys - Wikipedia

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   Sir Alec John Jeffreys, CH FRS MAE [7] (born 9 January 1950) [6] is a British geneticist known for developing techniques for genetic fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used worldwide in forensic science to assist police detective work and to resolve paternity and immigration disputes. [5][8][9] Jeffreys is Professor of Genetics at ...

5. Investigative genetic genealogy - Wikipedia

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   Investigative genetic genealogy, also known as forensic genetic genealogy, is the emerging practice of utilizing genetic information from direct-to-consumer companies for identifying suspects or victims in criminal cases. [1] As of December 2023, the use of this technology has solved a total of 651 criminal cases, including 318 individual ...

6. Forensic DNA analysis - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. DNA profiling is the determination of a DNA profile for legal and investigative purposes. DNA analysis methods have changed countless times over the years as technology changes and allows for more information to be determined with less starting material. Modern DNA analysis is based on the statistical calculation of the rarity of the ...

7. Genealogical DNA test - Wikipedia

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   t. e. A genealogical DNA test is a DNA -based genetic test used in genetic genealogy that looks at specific locations of a person's genome in order to find or verify ancestral genealogical relationships, or (with lower reliability) to estimate the ethnic mixture of an individual. Since different testing companies use different ethnic reference ...