British geneticist who developed genetic fingerprinting and DNA profiling, techniques now used worldwide in forensic science to identify individuals and resolve questions of parentage.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountOxford, Oxfordshire, England 1 NationalitySourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountDeveloped genetic fingerprinting and DNA profiling, now used worldwide in forensic science. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountGenetic (DNA) fingerprinting (1984) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Alec Jeffreys, who developed DNA profiling only a few years earlier, is the technique's originator applied in this case.
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