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The services involving law-related matters such as the issuing of legal opinion,filing and pleading, as well as the issuing and defending of law suits among many others.
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macroscopic
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A term that describes characteristics large enough to be perceived without magnification; in forensic hair examination, this typically applies to unmounted hairs.
magnification
Legal services; DNA forensics
The height of the image divided by the height of the object. The apparent enlargement of an object by an optical instrument.
major contributor profile
Legal services; DNA forensics
A DNA profile where multiple individuals have contributed biologic material and one individual's DNA profile is more apparent.
malpractice cause of action
Legal services; DNA forensics
When brought against an expert witness, this action will protect and compensate injured individuals as well as deter future misconduct. It will ensure "quality control" of expert ...
marker
Legal services; DNA forensics
Pieces of DNA sequence of known locations on chromosomes that are used to identify the specific genetic variations an individual possesses.
match
Legal services; DNA forensics
Genetic profiles are said to "match" when they have the same allele designations at every loci.
material
Legal services; DNA forensics
Relevant and significant in a lawsuit (i.e., material evidence), as distinguished from evidence that is totally irrelevant or of such minor importance that the court will ignore ...
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