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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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heteroplasmy
Legal services; DNA forensics
The presence of more than one mtDNA type within a single individual.
curved
Legal services; DNA forensics
A hair shaft form with slight curvature but does not exhibit waviness or does not curl back upon itself to form a circle.
dithiothreitol (DTT)
Legal services; DNA forensics
Reducing or Deprotecting agent for thiolated DNA. (1,4-Dicaptomercapto-2, 3-butándiol; formula is C4H10O2S2)
Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
Legal services; DNA forensics
Large random population of intrabreeding, which is not subject to excessive selection or mutation gene and genotype frequencies will remain clear of quantification. (P) ² + 2pq + q S2 amount applies ...
Sarkosyl
Legal services; DNA forensics
Also known as sodium lauroylsarcosine sodium salt. A detergent used in DNA extraction.
elimination/reference samples
Legal services; DNA forensics
A term used to describe a sample of known source taken for comparison purposes. Example-An elimination sample is one of known source taken from a person who had lawful access to the crime scene ...
Combined paternity index (CPI)
Legal services; DNA forensics
Odds ratio that depicts the likelihood of the alleged father being the biological father, in comparison to the likelihood of a random unrelated man in the population being the biological father.
