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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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CODIS core loci
Legal services; DNA forensics
Thirteen STR (short tandem repeat) sequences that have been selected for the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).
cold hit
Legal services; DNA forensics
When CODIS recognizes a match between an offender and forensic profile, it is referred to as a "cold hit."
collection
Legal services; DNA forensics
The process of identifying, documenting, gathering, and packaging or retaining physical evidence.
compulsory process
Legal services; DNA forensics
. Method by which a person sought as a witness is forced to appear before the court. Compulsory process encompasses not only a subpoena, which is a command to appear at a particular time and location ...
confrontation clause
Legal services; DNA forensics
The Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right...to be confronted with the witnesses ...
combined paternity index (CPI)
Legal services; DNA forensics
Odds ratio that depicts the likelihood of the alleged father being the biological father, in comparison to the likelihood of a random unrelated man in the population being the biological father.
comparison microscope
Legal services; DNA forensics
Two microscopes joined by an optical bridge to present a split-view, side-by-side comparison of two specimens; for example, two hairs on separate slides.
