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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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cathode

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A negatively charged electrode.

cation

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Positively charged ion. (e.g., K+, Na+, NH4+)

caucasoid

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Caucasoid is an archaic anthropological term designating the peoples originating from Europe and the Indian subcontinent.

cell

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The smallest component of life capable of independent reproduction and from which DNA is isolated for forensic analysis.

central distribution of pigment

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The distribution and concentration of the pigment in the center of the cortex.

chain of custody

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A record of individuals who have had physical possession of the evidence and the process used to maintain and document the chronological history of the evidence. (Documents can include, but are not ...

chaotropic

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Property of certain substances to disrupt the structure of water. Promotes the solubility of non-polar substances and the elution from or movement through a chromatographic medium of an otherwise ...

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