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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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relative fluorescence unit (RFU)
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a unit of measurement used in electrophoreses methods employing fluorescence detection. Fluorescence is detected on the CCD array as the labeled fragments, separated in the capillary by ...
refraction
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The deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (as air) into another (as glass) in which its velocity is different, or the action of ...
relevant
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A term defined as the tendency to make a fact of issue either more or less probable.
representative sample
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A collection of hairs from a specific body area that encompasses the characteristics expressed in an individual's hair.
request for admission
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A discovery process by which one party requests the other party to admit that particular facts or circumstances are true or certain events actually occurred.
request for production
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A written request to a party to produce documents and other tangible items for copying or inspection.
resolution
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A measurement of how well the smallest details of an image can be discerned. The process or capability of making distinguishable the individual parts of an object, closely adjacent optical images, or ...
