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Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court

Frye, Daubert, and Acceptance of DNA Testimony

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Courts have found DNA testing methodologies (restriction fragment length polymorphism [RFLP] , short tandem repeat [STR], and mitochondrial DNA [mtDNA] testing) and statistical probabilities testimony to meet the FryeDaubert, relevancy, reliability and other standards used across the United States. 20

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