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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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hydroxyquinoline
Legal services; DNA forensics
A bicyclic aromatic compound, which when added to phenol turns the aqueous phase orange, making it easier to differentiate in the organic extraction. See figure to the right. chemical diagram of ...
hypervariable
Legal services; DNA forensics
An area on the DNA which can have many different alleles in differing sequences.
hypervariable control region
Legal services; DNA forensics
The D-loop of mitochondrial DNA in which base pairs of nucleotides repeat.
immunoglobulin
Legal services; DNA forensics
A general term for the kind of globular blood proteins that constitute antibodies. A tetrameric protein composed of two identical light chains and two identical heavy chains. Specific proteins ...
impeachment
Legal services; DNA forensics
An attack on a witness which questions credibility, believability, or opportunity for testing or observation.
in limine
Legal services; DNA forensics
Preliminary rulings by the court concerning proposed testing, experiments, demonstrations or models.
indictment
Legal services; DNA forensics
An accusatory document by which a grand jury brings criminal charges against an individual or entity, usually required for felonies and other crimes.
