DNA forensics

DNA forensics

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

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heteroplasmy

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The presence of more than one mtDNA type within a single individual.

heterozygosity

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The probability that a given loci will be heterozygous in a randomly selected individual; having two different alleles at one locus.

heterozygous

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If two alleles are different at one locus, the person is heterozygous at that genetic location.

histone

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A type of basic protein that forms the unit around which DNA is coiled in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromosomes. Arginine- and lysine-rich basic proteins making up a substantial portion of ...

HLA DQ-alpha

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A polymorphic gene in the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) region of chromosome 6 that has been well studied and analyzed for many purposes including paternity testing, transplantation biology, and ...