DNA forensics

DNA forensics

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

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genetic loci

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Places in the genetic material of an organism where specific DNA sequences can be found.

genetics

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The study of the patterns of inheritance of specific traits.

genome

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All the genetic material in the chromosomes of a particular organism; its size is generally given as its total number of base pairs.

genotype

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The genetic constitution of an organism, as distinguished from its physical appearance (its phenotype). The designation of two alleles at a particular locus is a genotype.

hair

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One of the numerous fine and generally cylindrical filaments that grow from the skin or integument of animals, esp. of most mammals, of which they form the characteristic coat; applied also to ...