DNA forensics

DNA forensics

The application of the science of DNA to analyze evidence involved in criminal and civil litigation.

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haplotype

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A way of denoting the collective genotype of a number of closely linked loci on a chromosome.

haptoglobin

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A protein present in blood serum that combines with hemoglobin to form a complex that is rapidly removed from the circulation by the liver.

Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium

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In a large random intrabreeding population, not subjected to excessive selection or mutation, the gene and genotype frequencies will remain constant overt time. The sum of p²+2pq+q² applies at ...

Any proceeding before a judge or other magistrate (such as a hearing officer or court commissioner) without a jury in which evidence and/or argument is presented to determine some issue of fact or ...

hearsay

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(1) Traditionally, testimony that is given by a witness who relates not what he or she knows personally but, rather, what others have said; this testimony is therefore dependent on the credibility of ...