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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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ovoid bodies
Legal services; DNA forensics
Oval-shaped heavily pigmented bodies that may occur in the hair cortex.
partial profile
Legal services; DNA forensics
DNA evidence that does not yield identifiable results in all 13 core loci.
partially degraded DNA
Legal services; DNA forensics
Forensic DNA evidence exposed to environmental conditions that may prevent it from yielding a usable profile.
paternal inheritance
Legal services; DNA forensics
Genetic material which is inherited from one's father; for example, the possibility that mtDNA can be inherited from one's father.
paternity or system index (PI or SI)
Legal services; DNA forensics
A statistic that compares the likelihood that a genetic marker (allele) that the alleged father passed to the child to the probability that a randomly selected unrelated man of similar ethnic ...
PCR inhibitors
Legal services; DNA forensics
A substance that interferes with the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) process. Examples of PCR inhibitors include dyes, soil, chemicals, and heme (hemoglobin).
peripheral region
Legal services; DNA forensics
The peripheral region is the portion of the hair toward the outermost areas of the hair, including the cuticle and the outer areas of the cortex, distant from the medullary or central region.
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