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ANALYSE ACIDE DESOXYRIBONUCLEIQUE [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
OBS

DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid.

Key term(s)
  • Deoxyribonucleic Acid Laboratory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
OBS

ADN : acide désoxyribonucléique.

Key term(s)
  • laboratoire d’analyse d’acide désoxyribonucléique

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
DEF

[An] examination process that studies genetic sequences in species.

CONT

Methods of identification used in cases of disasters must be scientifically sound [...] The primary and most reliable means of identification are fingerprint analysis, comparative dental analysis and DNA analysis.

OBS

Not to be confused with "DNA test." "DNA analysis" is the main operation within a DNA test and is the actual studying of DNA composition once DNA is isolated.

Key term(s)
  • deoxyribonucleic acid analysis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Biologie moléculaire
  • Biochimie
CONT

Les méthodes d'identification utilisées en cas de catastrophe doivent être scientifiquement valables [...] Les méthodes fondamentales et les plus éprouvées sont l'analyse des empreintes digitales, l'analyse comparée des données dentaires et l'analyse d'ADN.

OBS

En pratique, les termes «analyse d'ADN» et «test d'ADN» sont souvent utilisés de façon interchangeable. Toutefois, il faut les distinguer : l'analyse est l'opération qui consiste à étudier la composition de l'ADN une fois l'ADN isolé tandis que le test d'ADN désigne l'ensemble des opérations dont l'analyse d'ADN fait partie.

Key term(s)
  • analyse de l'acide désoxyribonucléique

Spanish

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