DNA analysis
Crime lab procedure
DNA analysis is the examination of genetic material to identify individuals, determine biological relationships, or detect genetic traits.
In forensics, DNA analysis links suspects to crime scenes through blood, hair, or other biological evidence: The DNA analysis proved he wasn't at the scene.
It also establishes paternity, identifies remains, and reveals ancestry or hereditary conditions.
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- cold caseUnsolved crime, investigation suspended
- forensic evidenceScientific material proving crimes
- DNA profilingIdentification via genetic sequences
genetic fingerprinting · DNA · evidence · genome · genotyping · DNA sequencing · genetic markers · mitochondrial DNA · electrophoresis · hereditary diseases · chain of custody · PCR · epigenetics · double helix · prenatal diagnosis · bioinformatics · swab · inheritance
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- human biologygenetics, nutrition, human evolution, human origins, human genetics
- Species Discoveryexpedition, field research, specimen, endemic species, living fossil
- Archaeometrydating methods, spectroscopy, carbon dating, chromatography, mass spectrometry
- analysisanalyze, evaluate, examine, assess, interpret
- Criminal Investigationdetective, crime scene, crime investigation, forensics, investigator
DNA analysisfingerprinting
Recording unique digit patterns
handwriting analysis · eyewitness identification · eyewitness testimony · circumstantial evidence · facial recognition
DNA analysisguesswork
Conclusions drawn without proof
speculation · intuition · conjecture · gut feeling · hunch
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Evidence from direct observers
confession · circumstantial evidence · character witness · oral tradition · superstition
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