2005/04/01 by Rana Saad · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Forensic and Genetic Research #Race, Genetics, and Society #Genomics and Rare Diseases #DNA profiling #Genetics #Computational biology #Biology #DNA #Human genome #Identity (music) #Typing #Profiling (computer programming) #DNA sequencing #Genome #Computer science #Gene
paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/08998280.2005.11928051
openalex publication_date 2005/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/03
Genetic identity testing involves identifying the patterns of genetic material that are unique to almost every individual. Although over 99% of the DNA sequences in the human genome are identical between individuals, a small number of sequence differences are used to distinguish all humans (1). Those different sequences are usually targeted for identity testing. The techniques that are applied in identity testing are DNA fingerprinting, DNA profiling, and DNA typing. Although there are some technical differences between these tests, the terms have been used interchangeably.