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Definition
cell structures that transmit genetic information which determines inherited traits such as hair color or height
- DNA evidence is used routinely now to overturn capital punishment verdicts.
- 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?
- 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?
There are no more uses of "DNA" in Change of Heart by Picoult.
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