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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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Chaotropic
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Property of certain substances to disrupt the structure of water. Promotes the solubility of non-polar substances and the elution from or movement through a chromatographic medium of an otherwise ...
Chloroform
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A chemical used in organic extraction. When used with phenol, promotes a sharp interface between the organic and aqueous layers.
Cell
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The smallest component of life capable of independent reproduction and from which DNA is isolated for forensic analysis.
Central distribution of pigment
Legal services; DNA forensics
The distribution and concentration of the pigment in the centre of the cortex.
Chemiluminescence
Legal services; DNA forensics
The release of light (photons) as the result of a chemical reaction.
Exclusion
Legal services; DNA forensics
A DNA test result indicating that an individual is excluded as the source of the DNA evidence. In a criminal case, "exclusion" does not necessarily equate to "innocence." This occurs when one or more ...
Ethnicity
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Property of a culture or subculture whose members are readily distinguishable based on traits originating from a common source (e.g. racial, national, linguistic, etc.). Members of an ethnic group ...
