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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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protamine
Legal services; DNA forensics
Protein that binds DNA in sperm, replacing histones and allowing chromosomes to become more highly condensed than possible with histones.
proteinase K
Legal services; DNA forensics
An endolytic protease that cleaves peptide bonds at the carboxylic sides of aliphatic, aromatic, or hydrophobic amino acids. Proteinase K in the extraction buffer inactivates nucleases and aids in ...
ABO blood typing
Legal services; DNA forensics
A commonly used genetic typing test that uses antibodies to detect variations on the surface of human red blood cells. Individuals are typed as having A, B, O, or AB type blood by testing liquid or ...
absorption
Legal services; DNA forensics
If prior adverse expert testimony has established certain facts or conclusions, the more of those facts and conclusions that the expert can use to bolster his opinions, the stronger those opinions ...
actual innocence claim
Legal services; DNA forensics
Is equivalent to an assertion of at least a 51-percent chance that the defendant would not have been convicted if exculpatory test results had been obtained at the time of trial. In a case involving ...
adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Legal services; DNA forensics
Main source of energy for biochemical reactions within the cell.
admissible evidence
Legal services; DNA forensics
Admissible evidence, in a court of law, is any testimonial, documentary, or tangible evidence that may be introduced to a factfinder — usually a judge or jury — in order to establish or to bolster a ...
