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| marks such as an accent or a tilde that indicate the correct pronunciation of a letter or combination of letters which, without the mark, would be pronounced differently. |
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| occurs in the nucleus of every cell and contains genetic code that serves to define that individual's characteristics; provides a powerful technique for uniquely identifying the person or animal that left traces of fluids at crime scene. |
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| the process of testing to identify DNA patterns or types. In forensic science, this testing is used to indcate parentage or to exclude or include individuals as possible sources of bodily fluid stains and other biological evidence. |
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| anything that has been used, left, removed, altered, or contaminated during the commission of a crime or other event under investigation. |
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| the unique patterns created by skin ridges found on the palm sides of fingers and thumbs. |
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| the application of science to technical questions relating to events that may lead to civil litigation or criminal prosecution. |
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| a unit of inheritance consisting of a sequence of DNA; determine a particular characteristic in an organism |
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| a chemical used to determine the presence of an acid or a base. |
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| a sketch of a suspect produced from one or more eyewitnesses. |
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