Principles of Forensic DNA
for Officers of the Court
Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court
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Module 15 :: Emerging Trends

Topic 5 :: DNA Typing and Physical Appearance

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DNA Typing and Physical Appearance

Issues will arise as to the usefulness, along with ethical and civil liberty questions, regarding the application of DNA analysis to predict physical characteristics of a perpetrator from DNA left at a crime scene.

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