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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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continuous medulla
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A form of hair medullation where the visible medulla extends uninterrupted along a length of hair shaft.
control samples
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Cuttings, swabbings, etc., from unstained adjacent material. A control sample is material of a known source that presumably was uncontaminated during the commission of the crime (e.g., a sample to be ...
controls
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Tests designed to demonstrate that a procedure worked correctly and performed in parallel with experimental samples.
convex
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Lenses or mirrors that bow out or bulging outward, as opposed to concave
admitted evidence
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If the expert's opinion is based on facts already admitted into evidence or that will be admitted, the power of the conclusions is greatly enhanced. The argument becomes a "building block ...
affidavit
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A sworn voluntary declaration of facts, findings, conclusions or opinions of the declarant, given with their affirmation that the contents are true. Is voluntarily made without any cross-examination ...
