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DNA TESTING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Law of Evidence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- DNA testing
1, record 1, English, DNA%20testing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
DNA testing: In little more than a decade, DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) evidence has become the foremost forensic technique for identifying perpetrators, and eliminating suspects, when biological tissues such as saliva, skin, blood, hair, or semen are left at a crime scene. ... Over the years, the technology has undergone rapid change and refinement that has increased both its capability to obtain meaningful results from old evidence samples and its discriminatory capabilities. 2, record 1, English, - DNA%20testing
Record 1, Key term(s)
- deoxyribonucleic acid testing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Droit de la preuve
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conduite de tests ADN
1, record 1, French, conduite%20de%20tests%20ADN
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une cour d'appel du Texas a ouvert la voie [...] à la conduite de tests ADN réclamés par le condamné à mort américain [qui] assure que ces analyses l'innocenteraient [...] 1, record 1, French, - conduite%20de%20tests%20ADN
Record 1, Key term(s)
- conduite de tests d'acide désoxyribonucléique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-11-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Forensic DNA Testing : Legal Background to Bill C-104
1, record 2, English, Forensic%20DNA%20Testing%20%3A%20Legal%20Background%20to%20Bill%20C%2D104
correct, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Background paper BP-405E issued by the Research Branch, Library of Parliament. 1, record 2, English, - Forensic%20DNA%20Testing%20%3A%20Legal%20Background%20to%20Bill%20C%2D104
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Projet de loi C-104: contexte juridique de l'analyse génétique à des fin médico-légales
1, record 2, French, Projet%20de%20loi%20C%2D104%3A%20contexte%20juridique%20de%20l%27analyse%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique%20%C3%A0%20des%20fin%20m%C3%A9dico%2Dl%C3%A9gales
correct, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étude générale BP-405F publiée par le Service de recherche, Bibliothèque du parlement. 1, record 2, French, - Projet%20de%20loi%20C%2D104%3A%20contexte%20juridique%20de%20l%27analyse%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique%20%C3%A0%20des%20fin%20m%C3%A9dico%2Dl%C3%A9gales
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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