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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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Electrophoresis
Legal services; DNA forensics
A method of separating large molecules (such as DNA fragments) from a mixture of similar molecules. An electric current is passed through a medium at a different rate, depending on its electrical ...
Evidentiary samples
Legal services; DNA forensics
A generic term used to describe physical material/evidence discovered at crime scenes that may be compared with samples from persons, tools, and physical locations.
Exculpatory evidence
Legal services; DNA forensics
Any evidence that supports the defendant's claim of innocence or may show he is guilty of a lesser crime than that with which he is charged.
Evidence
Legal services; DNA forensics
Something that can help identify the responsible persons, establish an element of crime, reconstruct crime events or link crimes.
Electropherogram
Legal services; DNA forensics
The graphic representation of the separation of molecules by electrophoresis or other means of separation.
Double helix
Legal services; DNA forensics
The shape the DNA assumes after it replicates during cell life.
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