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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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competency
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The combination of demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities.
competency test
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A test given during training to assess the ability of a trainee.
concave
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Lenses or mirrors which bow in or hollowed inward, as opposed to convex
confidence interval
Legal services; DNA forensics
Estimated range of values (calculated from a given set of sample data) that is likely to include an unknown population parameter.
confirmatory test
Legal services; DNA forensics
A simplistic method for estimating genotype frequency by direct counting of the number of times a genotype is observed in a database.
contamination
Legal services; DNA forensics
The undesirable transfer of material to physical evidence (DNA) from another source.
contempt power
Legal services; DNA forensics
Every court has inherent power to punish a person for contempt of its judgments or decrees or for conduct within or near the court which is contemptuous.
