DNA forensics

DNA forensics

The application of the science of DNA to analyze evidence involved in criminal and civil litigation.

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personal protective equipment (PPE)

Legal services; DNA forensics

Articles such as disposable (latex) gloves, masks, shoe covers, and eye protection that are utilized to provide a barrier to keep biological or chemical hazards from contacting the skin, eyes, and ...

double helix

Legal services; DNA forensics

The shape the DNA assumes after it replicates during cell life.

electropherogram

Legal services; DNA forensics

The graphic representation of the separation of molecules by electrophoresis or other means of separation.

electrophoresis

Legal services; DNA forensics

A method of separating large molecules (such as DNA fragments) from a mixture of similar molecules. An electric current is passed through a medium at a different rate, depending on its electrical ...

elimination/reference samples

Legal services; DNA forensics

A term used to describe a sample of known source taken for comparison purposes. Example-An elimination sample is one of known source taken from a person who had lawful access to the crime scene ...

ethnicity

Legal services; DNA forensics

Property of a culture or subculture whose members are readily distinguishable based on traits originating from a common source (e.g. racial, national, linguistic, etc.). Members of an ethnic group ...