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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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biallelic
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Pertaining to both alleles, e.g. single nucleotide polymorphisms display two alternate forms and are biallelic.
bifurcated
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A trial that is divided into two stages, such as for guilt and punishment or for liability and damages; also termed two-stage trial.
bindle paper
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Clean paper folded for the containment of trace evidence, sometimes included as part of the packaging for collecting trace evidence.
biohazard bag
Legal services; DNA forensics
A container for materials that have been exposed to blood or other biological fluids and have the potential to be contaminated with hepatitis, AIDS, or other contagions.
biological evidence
Legal services; DNA forensics
Evidence commonly recovered from crime scenes in the form of hair, tissue, bones, teeth, blood or other bodily fluids.
biological fluids
Legal services; DNA forensics
Fluids that have human or animal origin, most commonly encountered at crime scenes (e.g., blood, mucous, perspiration, saliva, semen, vaginal fluid, and urine).
blind testing
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In a blind test, analysts do not know they are being tested. In most forensic DNA laboratories, blind tests are not used.
