'''DNA marking''' is a type of forensic identification. It is a method to mark items in a way that is undetectable to the naked eye. A unique DNA marker is applied to the item, and can be recovered to identify the item. In suspected thefts, the suspect can also be tested for traces of the DNA marking.<ref name="AdnasCrime">{{cite web | url=http://www.adnas.com/crime-prevention | title=Crime Prevention | publisher=Applied DNA Sciences Inc | accessdate=25 August 2015 | archive-date=13 September 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913194730/http://www.adnas.com/crime-prevention | url-status=dead }}</ref> DNA marking can be used to prevent thefts of objects that are hard to mark in any other way (e.g. copper cables).<ref name="ContractorDNA">{{cite web | url=http://contractormag.com/plumbing/dna-test-has-helped-slash-copper-theft-more-85 | title=DNA test has helped slash copper theft by more than 85% | publisher=Contractor | date=5 June 2015 | accessdate=25 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="DGIWire">{{cite web | url=http://www.dgiwire.com/copper-thieves-beware-planted-plant-dna-will-bring-the-coppers/ | title=Copper Thieves Beware: Planted Plant DNA Will Bring the Coppers | publisher=DGI Wire | accessdate=25 August 2015 | archive-date=26 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426092410/http://www.dgiwire.com/copper-thieves-beware-planted-plant-dna-will-bring-the-coppers/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> It can also be used to help separate between genuine and counterfeit electronics and other replacement parts.<ref name="WashEx">{{cite web | url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/plant-dna-markers-help-the-pentagon-detect-counterfeit-electronics-in-the-military-supply-chain/article/2536616 | title=Plant DNA markers help the Pentagon detect counterfeit electronics in the military supply chain | publisher=The Washington Examiner | date=4 October 2013 | accessdate=25 August 2015 | author=Mak, Tim}}</ref>
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