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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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Admitted evidence
Legal services; DNA forensics
If the expert's opinion is based on facts already admitted into evidence or that will be admitted, the power of the conclusions is greatly enhanced. The argument becomes a "building block ...
Allelic dropout
Legal services; DNA forensics
Failure to detect an allele within a sample or failure to amplify an allele during PCR.
Allele frequencies
Legal services; DNA forensics
Term used to characterise genetic variation of a species population.
Allelic ladder
Legal services; DNA forensics
Comprised of DNA fragments that represent common alleles at a locus.
Chi-squared test of association
Legal services; DNA forensics
Comparison of the observed frequencies with the frequencies that would be expected if the null hypothesis of no association were true.
Chain of custody
Legal services; DNA forensics
A record of individuals who have had physical possession of the evidence and the process used to maintain and document the chronological history of the evidence. (Documents can include, but are not ...
Chromosome
Legal services; DNA forensics
The biological structure by which hereditary information is physically transmitted from one generation to the next. Located in the cell nucleus, it consists of a tightly coiled thread of DNA with ...
