METHODS FOR PROVIDING A SET OF SYMBOLS UNIQUELY DISTINGUISHING AN ORGANISM SUCH AS A HUMAN INDIVIDUAL
The present invention relates to methods for providing a set of symbols uniquely distinguishing an organism. Specifically, the present invention relates to such method comprising a) providing, in a predetermined order, a number of parameters of said biological characteristic of said sample and their corresponding established values, wherein the combination of said values is uniquely distinguishing said sample; b) translating each corresponding established value of said number of parameters into a single character unique for that individual, established, corresponding value of a particular parameter of said biological characteristic; c) converting said single character into a computer readable code; d) combining said computer readable codes of said single characters into a single string; e) dividing said single string into a set of consecutive segments of a predetermined length; and f) transforming said set of consecutive segments into a set of symbols uniquely distinguishing said biological sample; wherein said predetermined order of said number of parameters of said biological characteristic, and the corresponding established values of step (a) is maintained.