"photofitting" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2004, Vincent Sarich, Frank Miele, Race: The Reality of Human Differences, page 22:",
          "text": "For over a year, Britain's Forensic Science Service (FSS) has employed what the agency terms \"DNA photofitting,\" in which the genetic markers in the suspect's DNA found at a crime site are compared against a database of DNA markers.",
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          "text": "The practice of rendering appearance from forensic samples is called “Forensic DNA Phenotyping” (FDP) or “molecular photofitting,” and there are a handful of scientists and companies around the world trying to make this not only scientifically possible, but also a useful law enforcement tool.",
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