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The 42 pages that link to DNA profiling, each with the reason it gives.

• Polymerase chain reactionRelated: PCR made it possible to profile DNA from very small samples.

• DNARelated: Differences in DNA sequences can identify people or establish biological relationships.

• Federal Bureau of InvestigationRelated: FBI laboratories use DNA evidence to connect suspects, victims, and crime scenes.

• Forensic anthropologyCompared with: Genetic comparison can confirm identity when skeletal estimates alone cannot.

• Nucleic acidRelated: It uses inherited sequence differences for identification and kinship analysis.

• Criminal investigationRelated: Biological traces can be compared with reference samples to include or exclude a person.

• ElectrophoresisRelated: Gel separation can resolve DNA fragments used in some profiling methods.

• FingerprintCompared with: It identifies biological traces through genetic variation rather than ridge patterns.

• Capillary electrophoresisRelated: Capillary gel electrophoresis separates fluorescently labeled DNA fragments in many profiling systems.

• Criminal profilingCompared with: Despite the shared word, DNA profiling identifies biological profiles rather than behavioral characteristics.

• Forensic evidenceBroader topic: DNA profiles are a major form of biological forensic evidence.

• Missing personRelated: Reference samples from relatives can help establish whether unidentified remains belong to someone missing.

• Crime sceneRelated: Biological traces recovered at a scene may yield a DNA profile.

• Daubert standardBroader topic: Its statistical foundations and laboratory procedures can be examined under the reliability factors.

• Forensic geneticsRelated: This is the standard approach for comparing biological evidence with reference samples.

• Trace evidenceCompared with: It can provide individual-level comparisons unlike many class-characteristic trace materials.

• Enforced disappearanceBroader topic: It helps match unidentified remains to relatives searching for disappeared family members.

• O. J. Simpson murder caseNarrower topic: DNA comparisons linked blood evidence to Simpson, the victims, and the crime scene.

• Serial killerRelated: DNA evidence can connect crimes and identify or exclude suspects.

• DNA fingerprintingCompared with: This is the more precise contemporary name for the practice often called DNA fingerprinting.

• Restriction fragment length polymorphismNarrower topic: RFLP analysis was an early method for producing identifying DNA profiles.

• Missing in actionRelated: Genetic comparison with relatives can identify remains recovered decades after a conflict.

• CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationRelated: DNA comparisons provide the show with a powerful route from biological samples to suspects.

• John Wayne GacyRelated: Modern DNA methods offer evidence beyond the records available during Gacy’s investigation.

• Zodiac KillerRelated: Biological traces from evidence have been discussed as a possible route to identifying the sender.

• Alec JeffreysRelated: Modern forensic profiling developed from the identification approach Jeffreys pioneered.

• Gary RidgwayRelated: DNA evidence connected Ridgway to victims years after the murders.

• LuminolRelated: Luminol searches can precede DNA testing, though sampling and interpretation need care.

• O. J. SimpsonRelated: DNA evidence linked blood samples and crime-scene material to the case.

• Gel electrophoresisRelated: Gel-separated DNA fragments can reveal differences used in some profiling methods.

• Kathy ReichsRelated: Genetic testing can confirm or complement an identity suggested by skeletal analysis.

• Miscarriage of justiceRelated: Retained biological evidence can exclude a convicted person or identify another perpetrator.

• Samuel LittleRelated: DNA evidence helped connect Little to murders decades after they occurred.

• Andrei ChikatiloCompared with: DNA methods were not available to resolve the biological evidence in Chikatilo's investigation.

• DermatoglyphicsCompared with: It identifies biological material through genetic variation rather than the physical arrangement of skin ridges.

• Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of RussiaRelated: Genetic testing helped identify the Romanov remains and disprove impostors’ claims.

• Henry FauldsCompared with: It became a later form of forensic identification based on biological evidence rather than ridge patterns.

• Investigative techniques (law enforcement)Broader topic: It can compare biological traces with reference samples or searchable databases.

• Killing of Osama bin LadenRelated: DNA analysis helped U.S. officials confirm bin Laden’s identity.

• Michelle McNamaraRelated: DNA evidence connected crimes and later supported the identification of the perpetrator.

• Porntip RojanasunanRelated: DNA comparison can identify victims when visual recognition is impossible.

• Serial rapistRelated: Biological evidence can connect assaults to one offender across incidents.