U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.

Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court

Reportable Outcomes (cont.)

Home  |  Glossary  |  Resources  |  Help  |  Contact Us  |  Course Map
 

The following additional outcomes may be reported, although these are much more infrequent:

  • No results: "Insufficient mtDNA was obtained from hair sample A to obtain a profile."
  • Inconclusive: "The mtDNA sequences of hair sample A and person B differ at a single nucleotide position. Therefore, person B and his/her maternal relatives can be neither included nor excluded as the contributor of hair sample A."

Back Forward