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Legal services

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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deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

Legal services; DNA forensics

Often referred to as the "blueprint of life," DNA is the genetic material present in the nucleus of cells which is inherited half from each biological parent. DNA is a chemical ...

DNA analysis

Legal services; DNA forensics

The process of testing to identify DNA patterns or types. In the forensic setting, this testing is used to exclude or include individuals as possible sources of body fluid stains ...

DNA fingerprinting

Legal services; DNA forensics

Analyses of the lengths of the fragments reveal that when looking at multiple VNTRs (variable number of tandem repeats) within and between individuals, no two people have the same ...

DNA mixtures

Legal services; DNA forensics

A sample that contains the DNA of more than one individual.

DNA profile

Legal services; DNA forensics

The result of determining the relative positions of DNA sequences at several locations on the molecule. Each person (except identical twins) has a unique DNA profile when used in ...

documentation

Legal services; DNA forensics

Written notes, audio/videotapes, printed forms, sketches, and/or photographs that form a detailed record of the scene, evidence recovered, and actions taken during the search of ...