Sir Alec John Jeffreys is a British geneticist who developed the techniques of genetic fingerprinting and DNA profiling, methods that identify an individual from patterns in their DNA. His discovery, made in 1984, is now used worldwide in forensic science to assist criminal investigations and to resolve disputes over paternity and immigration.
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Sir Alec John Jeffreys (born 9 January 1950) is a British geneticist known for developing techniques for genetic fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used worldwide in forensic science to assist police detective work and to resolve paternity and immigration disputes.
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