ABBREVIATIONS AND GLOSSARY

• Jurisdiction: Australia

Abbreviations

A......................................................adenine

ABI..................................................Applied Biosystems

ANZPAA.........................................Australia New Zealand policing Advisory Agency

bp.....................................................base pair

BOLD..............................................Barcode of Life Database

BSAG..............................................Biology Specialist Advisory Group

C......................................................cytosine

CCD.................................................charged coupled device

CODIS.............................................combined DNA index system

DNA................................................deoxyribonucleic acid

DVI..................................................disaster victim identification

EDNAP............................................European DNA Profiling Group

ENSFI..............................................European Network of Forensic Science Institutes

G......................................................guanine

LCN.................................................low copy number (analysis)

LTDNA............................................low template DNA

mtDNA............................................mitochondrial DNA

mRNA..............................................messenger RNA

NATA...............................................National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia

NCIDD............................................National Criminal Intelligence DNA Database

ng.....................................................nanogram (one billionth of a gram)

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