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What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence

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Polymerase Chain Reaction

PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction technology) used to analyze DNA evidence replicates all of the DNA in the evidence sample, whether it is from the evidence or a contaminant from another source.

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