All 4 Uses of
DNA
in
Change of Heart, by Picoult
- DNA testing had not been in vogue when he was convicted—was it possible that there was some shred of carpet or couch fabric left that could corroborate Shay's account?†
- DNA evidence is used routinely now to overturn capital punishment verdicts.†
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- Then I'll write up the request for DNA testing, you just have to sign—†
- How much worse would it have been for June if DNA testing had existed back then—if the alleged rape of Elizabeth had proved Kurt as the perpetrator?†
Definition:
a microscopic part of an organism that has genetic information that determines inherited traits such as hair color or height (deoxyribonucleic acid)