A genetic analysis was a medical scan to identify or verify a lifeform.
By using a few undamaged cells, Doctor Phlox was able to perform a genetic analysis on the unidentified individual found in a mysterious vessel. The result found no match in the Starfleet database but he was no ordinary Human. (ENT: "Future Tense")
In 2153, Drake asked Moninger if he ran a genetic analysis of the two Borg drones they found inside a glacier. Moninger told him that the analysis result was that the two Borg drones were from different species. (ENT: "Regeneration")
When Doctor Katherine Pulaski told Kingsley that she wants an analysis of the interaction between Thelusian flu and the genetically enhanced children, Kingsley told Pulaski that a genetic analysis could take months. (TNG: "Unnatural Selection")
When Doctor Beverly Crusher found no reason for the transformation of Susanna Leijten, she ordered a full genetic analysis. (TNG: "Identity Crisis")
When Gowron brought the Knife of Kirom to the quarters of a Klingon claiming to be Kahless, Captain Jean-Luc Picard explained to him that a blood sample could be used for a genetic analysis. (TNG: "Rightful Heir")
By using dermal residue for a genetic analysis, Jadzia Dax was able to prove that Li Nalas was still alive when she matched this result with his DNA records. (DS9: "The Homecoming")
See also[]
- genetic profile