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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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DNA forensics

attorney work-product rule

Legal services; DNA forensics

The rule providing for qualified immunity of an attorney's work product from discovery or other compelled disclosure.

autosomal

Legal services; DNA forensics

Chromosomes which are not sex chromosomes.

base pairing

Legal services; DNA forensics

A,T,C and G are molecular building blocks of DNA that only continue in specific "base" pairs, e.g.,A only pairs with T, and C only pairs with G

baseline

Legal services; DNA forensics

Residual signal associated with an instrument's blank response.

bases

Legal services; DNA forensics

The four building blocks of DNA are called bases. The building blocks are Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine, Adenine and are commonly referred to as C, G, T, A.

bayesian probability

Legal services; DNA forensics

System of probability based on beliefs in which the measure of probability is continuously revised as available information changes.

bench notes

Legal services; DNA forensics

A laboratory analyst's recorded notes.

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