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• a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and some viruses.

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  deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved June 6, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/deoxyribonucleic-acid-dna.

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  deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/deoxyribonucleic-acid-dna (accessed: June 6, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 6 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/deoxyribonucleic-acid-dna.

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