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familial DNA

familial DNA noun: the DNA of a family relative.

Noun

familial DNA (uncountable)

  1. (forensic science, genealogy) The DNA of a family relative.
    • Detectives had focused on Usry after running a familial DNA search, a technique that allows investigators to identify suspects who don't have DNA in a law enforcement database but whose close relatives have had their genetic profiles cataloged.2015 October, Brendan I. Koerner, “Family Ties: Your Relatives' DNA Could Turn You Into a Suspect”, in Wired, page 36

Questions about familial DNA

What does familial DNA mean?
Familial DNA means the DNA of a family relative.
What part of speech is familial DNA?
Familial DNA is a noun.

Words near familial DNA in the dictionary

  1. familects
  2. familia
  3. familiae
  4. familial
  5. familial British dementia
  6. familial DNA
  7. familial Mediterranean fever
  8. familial Mediterranean fevers
  9. familialism
  10. familialisms
  11. familiality

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