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• biological material whose identity or type is established. An example of a known sample is a sample contributed by the close biological relative of a missing person.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Known sample. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/known-sample.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Known sample. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/known-sample (accessed: February 3, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Known sample." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/known-sample.

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