DNA forensics

DNA forensics

The application of the science of DNA to analyze evidence involved in criminal and civil litigation.

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Mongoloid

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An archaic anthropological term designating peoples originating from Asia, excluding the Indian subcontinent but including the Native Americans.

Monilethrix

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Monilethrix is a hair disorder that results in periodic nodes or beading along the length of the hair with intervening, tapering constrictions that are not medullated.

Microscope

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An instrument consisting essentially of a tube 160 mm long, with an objective lens at the distant end and an eyepiece at the near end. The objective forms a real aerial image of the object in the ...

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)

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The DNA found in the many mitochondria found in each cell of a body. The sequencing of mitochondrial DNA can link individuals descended from a common female ancestor.

Minisatellite variant repeat (MVR)

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Tandem repeats of a short (10- to 100-bp) DNA fragments spanning several hundred to several thousand base pairs.

Mitigating

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A fact or situation that does not justify or excuse a wrongful act or offence but that reduces the degree of culpability and thus may reduce the punishment.