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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

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Allowing the passage of light, yet diffusing it so as not to render bodies lying beyond clearly visible; semi-transparent.

transmitted light

Legal services; DNA forensics

Illumination which passes through a medium.

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.

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