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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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Attorney
Legal services; DNA forensics
A lawyer, counsellor or advocate serving as a party's representative in the dispute-resolution process.
Appellate court
Legal services; DNA forensics
A court of appeals that hears appeals from lower court decisions.
Baseline
Legal services; DNA forensics
Residual signal associated with an instrument's blank response.
Compulsory process
Legal services; DNA forensics
. Method by which a person sought as a witness is forced to appear before the court. Compulsory process encompasses not only a subpoena, which is a command to appear at a particular time and location ...
Confrontation clause
Legal services; DNA forensics
The Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right...to be confronted with the witnesses ...
Combined DNA index system (CODIS)
Legal services; DNA forensics
A collection of databases of DNA profiles obtained from evidence samples from unsolved crimes and from known individuals convicted of particular crimes. Contributions to this database are made ...
CODIS core loci
Legal services; DNA forensics
Thirteen STR (short tandem repeat) sequences that have been selected for the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).
