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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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vellus
Legal services; DNA forensics
Short, fine, unmedullated hairs spread more or less uniformly over the body. 4 (Harding and Rogers, 1999).
virtual image
Legal services; DNA forensics
An image (as seen in a plane mirror) formed of points from which divergent rays (as of light) seem to emanate without actually doing so. It does not exist physically.
voir dire
Legal services; DNA forensics
In a jury trial, the jury is selected by the parties through a process called voir dire, where the judge or parties ask jurors questions in order to determine their biases and opinions. (Each side ...
walk-through
Legal services; DNA forensics
An initial assessment conducted by carefully walking through the scene to evaluate the situation, identify potential evidence, and determine resources required. It can also be a final survey ...
waved
Legal services; DNA forensics
A hair shaft form with curvature that changes its direction to produce a sinuous wave form and does not curve back upon itself to form a circle.
working distance
Legal services; DNA forensics
Distance between the front vertex of a lens and the object.
