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    Sir Alec John Jeffreys, CH FRS MAE (born 9 January 1950) is a British geneticist known for developing techniques for genetic fingerprinting and DNA profiling...
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  • British police drama television series which tells the true story of Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its introductory use by Detective...
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    Forensic DNA analysis was first used in 1984. It was developed by Sir Alec Jeffreys, who realized that variation in the genetic sequence could be used to...
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  • Jeffreys is a surname that may refer to the following notable people: Alec Jeffreys (born 1950), British biologist and discoverer of DNA fingerprinting...
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    Rockefeller University in the United States in 1981. British geneticist Sir Alec Jeffreys independently developed a process for DNA profiling in 1985 while working...
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    second season of The Village in Derbyshire. Later that year, Simm played Alec Jeffreys, the man who discovered DNA fingerprinting, in Code of a Killer, a two-part...
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    palm and ear prints could also assist in the identification process. Alec Jeffreys was the first forensic scientist to use DNA analysis for the purpose...
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    Discs with Alec Jeffreys". Desert Island Discs. 2007-12-09. BBC. Radio 4. Newton G (2004-02-04). "Discovering DNA fingerprinting: Sir Alec Jeffreys describes...
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    people. DNA profiling was developed in 1984 by British geneticist Sir Alec Jeffreys, and first used in forensic science to convict Colin Pitchfork in the...
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    at Carr Gate, Wakefield at Junction 41 of the M1 motorway. The Sir Alec Jeffreys Building in the Calder Park Business Estate (at Junction 39 of the M1...
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