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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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microbial epidemiology
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microbial: relating to a microbe or microbes; epidemiology: the study or the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this ...
microscope
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An instrument consisting essentially of a tube 160 mm long, with an objective lens at the distant end and an eyepiece at the near end. The objective forms a real aerial image of the object in the ...
microscopic
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A term for objects which are too small to be resolved by the unaided eye.
midshaft region
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The region of the hair between the proximal and distal ends.
minisatellite variant repeat (MVR)
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Tandem repeats of a short (10- to 100-bp) DNA fragments spanning several hundred to several thousand base pairs.
mitigating
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A fact or situation that does not justify or excuse a wrongful act or offense but that reduces the degree of culpability and thus may reduce the punishment.
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
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The DNA found in the many mitochondria found in each cell of a body. The sequencing of mitochondrial DNA can link individuals descended from a common female ancestor.
