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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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Virtual image

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An image (as seen in a plane mirror) formed of points from which divergent rays (as of light) seem to emanate without actually doing so. It does not exist physically.

Waved

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A hair shaft form with curvature that changes its direction to produce a sinuous wave form and does not curve back upon itself to form a circle.

Vellus

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Short, fine, unmedullated hairs spread more or less uniformly over the body. 4 (Harding and Rogers, 1999).

Validation

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The process of extensive and rigorous evaluation of DNA methods before acceptance for routine use.

Variance

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A measure of the spread of a distribution about its average value.

Variant

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A dissimilarity in the commonly occuring sequence of a gene.

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