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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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degradation

Legal services; DNA forensics

The fragmenting, or breakdown, of DNA by chemical or physical means.

demonstrative materials/aids

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Charts, graphs, drawings, computer graphics, models, audio and video presentations, or any other device used to demonstrate, characterize or explain verbal testimony.

demonstrative evidence

Legal services; DNA forensics

Refers to an item that is not from the crime scene itself but that can illustrate (demonstrate) a concept. An example of demonstrative evidence is an anatomically correct model used to show where the ...

denaturation

Legal services; DNA forensics

Separation of the two strands of a DNA double helix.

deponent

Legal services; DNA forensics

The person being deposed.

deposition

Legal services; DNA forensics

The taking and recording of testimony of a witness under oath before a court reporter in a place away from the courtroom before trial. Includes: * A witness's out-of-court testimony that is reduced ...

depth of field

Legal services; DNA forensics

Axial resolving power of an objective, which is measured parallel to the optical axis.

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