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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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Cold hit
Legal services; DNA forensics
When CODIS recognises a match between an offender and forensic profile, it is referred to as a "cold hit."
Collection
Legal services; DNA forensics
The process of identifying, documenting, gathering, and packaging or retaining physical evidence.
Sanitise
Legal services; DNA forensics
The process of removing biological and/or chemical contaminants from tools and/or equipment.
Clean
Legal services; DNA forensics
The process of removing biological and/or chemical contaminants from tools and/or equipment.
Control samples
Legal services; DNA forensics
Cuttings, swabbings, etc., from unstained adjacent material. A control sample is material of a known source that presumably was uncontaminated during the commission of the crime (e.g., a sample to be ...
Cross-examination
Legal services; DNA forensics
The phase of the dispute-resolution process in which the opposing counsel asks witnesses questions in order to test the truth, accuracy or thoroughness of direct testimony.
Cortical fusi
Legal services; DNA forensics
Cortical fusi are the small spaces within the hair shaft that appear as microscopic dark structures, commonly at the proximal end of hairs; they can be filled with air or liquid.
