DNA forensics

DNA forensics

The application of the science of DNA to analyze evidence involved in criminal and civil litigation.

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restriction enzyme

Legal services; DNA forensics

A protein harnessed from bacteria that recognizes specific, short nucleotide sequences and cuts DNA at those sites.

restriction fragment length polymorphism

Legal services; DNA forensics

Variation in the length of a stretch of DNA; abbreviated RFLP.

rules of evidence

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Rules that determine what is and is not admissible in various dispute-resolution processes. They may be enacted by the legislative bodies, determined by appellate decision or controlled by court ...

root

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The root is the structure at the proximal end of a hair.

Failure to honor a personally served subpoena may result in a court-ordered fine or the forced surrender of the person. A witness who ignores, disregards or even forgets to honor a subpoena to appear ...

sanger sequencing

Legal services; DNA forensics

A widely used method of determining the order of bases in DNA.

probability of human conduct

Legal services; DNA forensics

People are expected to act in certain ways in light of given circumstances. When they do act as expected, they are believable. When they do not act as expected, they are not believable.