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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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trace evidence
Legal services; DNA forensics
Physical evidence that results from the transfer of small quantities of materials (e.g., hair, textile fibers, paint chips, glass fragments, gunshot residue particles).
translucent
Legal services; DNA forensics
Allowing the passage of light, yet diffusing it so as not to render bodies lying beyond clearly visible; semi-transparent.
transparent
Legal services; DNA forensics
Having the property of transmitting light, so as to render bodies lying beyond completely visible.
jury trial
Legal services; DNA forensics
A civil or criminal trial in which a jury decides any disputed issues of fact. The number of jurors is usually 12 in a criminal trial; the number varies from state to state in a civil trial.
trichology
Legal services; DNA forensics
The study of the structure, functions, and diseases of the hair.
trichonodosis
Legal services; DNA forensics
A condition characterized by apparent or actual knotting of the hair.
