
Forensic Genetics Unit
Unit Presentation | Research and Training | FAQ |
Our services | Who can request them ? |
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Kinship tests (paternity, twins, siblings, etc) | Court of first instance, Office of the Public Guardian, examining magistrates, presiding judges, private individuals |
Identification of unknown bodies | Examining magistrates, presiding judges |
Establishment of DNA profiles DNA (nuclear, Y, or mitochondrial) of individuals | Examining magistrates, presiding judges, legal identification services, private individuals (for their own DNA profile) |
Identification of the nature of a sample (blood, sperm, seminal, semen, saliva) | Examining magistrates, presiding judges, legal identification services |
Input of DNA profiles into the national database (system based on DNA profiles - CODIS) | Examining magistrates, presiding judges, legal identification services |
Forensic genetics analysis of samples of animal or plant origin (criminal investigations, bites, species identification, poaching, illegal trafficking, etc) | Examining magistrates, presiding judges, legal identification services, wildlife, hunting and fishing services, NGOs, private individuals (under certain conditions) |
Establishment of DNA profiles (nuclear, Y, or mitochondrial) from biological traces | Examining magistrates, presiding judges, legal identification services |