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DNA forensics
The application of the science of DNA to analyze evidence involved in criminal and civil litigation.
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personal service
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Delivering a summons, complaint, notice to quit tenancy or other legal document which must be served by handing it directly to the person named in the document. The delivery of legal notice to a ...
phenol
Legal services; DNA forensics
A chemical used in organic extraction. Polysaccharides and proteins are soluble in phenol, allowing for their separation from DNA. C6H5OH. See figure to the right.
phenotype
Legal services; DNA forensics
The detectable outward manifestations of a specific genotype; the physical characteristics of a living object.
pigmentation
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Coloration or discoloration by formation or deposition of pigment in the tissues. In a forensic hair examination, the description of the aggregation, distribution, and density of pigment granules.
pili annulati
Legal services; DNA forensics
Pili annulati is a hair disorder that results in ringed or banded hair, alternating bright and dark bands in the hair shaft. The dark bands are a manifestation of the abnormal air spaces in the ...
pili bifurcati
Legal services; DNA forensics
A genetic hair disorder characterized by two hairs joined at the shaft along their entire length.
pili torti
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A genetic hair disorder characterized by the hair shaft being flattened and twisted 180 degrees numerous times along its axis. It is usually found at irregular intervals along the shaft.
