DNA fingerprint
A distinctive pattern of bands formed by repeating sequences of base pairs of satellite DNA. The identification of the pattern can help establish the origin of tissues and body fluids, and identify bacterial strains in infectious outbreaks.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "DNA Fingerprint." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758716/all/DNA_fingerprint.
DNA fingerprint. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758716/all/DNA_fingerprint. Accessed March 26, 2023.
DNA fingerprint. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758716/all/DNA_fingerprint
DNA Fingerprint [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 March 26]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758716/all/DNA_fingerprint.
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