KnowraDNA profilingLinked fromLinked fromThe 42 pages that link to DNA profiling, each with the reason it gives.All 42Broader topic 4Related 28Narrower topic 2Compared with 8Forensic anthropologyCompared with: Genetic comparison can confirm identity when skeletal estimates alone cannot.FingerprintCompared with: It identifies biological traces through genetic variation rather than ridge patterns.Criminal profilingCompared with: Despite the shared word, DNA profiling identifies biological profiles rather than behavioral characteristics.Trace evidenceCompared with: It can provide individual-level comparisons unlike many class-characteristic trace materials.DNA fingerprintingCompared with: This is the more precise contemporary name for the practice often called DNA fingerprinting.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.Henry FauldsCompared with: It became a later form of forensic identification based on biological evidence rather than ridge patterns.