Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

familial dna

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: fa-mil-ial d-na
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The DNA of a family relative.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Detectives had focused on Usry after running a familial DNA search, a technique that allows investigators to identify suspects who don't have DNA in a law enforcement database but whose close relatives have had their genetic profiles cataloged."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does familial dna mean?: The DNA of a family relative.

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