5.2 Forensic Significance of DNA

1. The individuality — the profile's near-uniqueness (the random-match probability's astronomical figures). 2. The sensitivity — the minute samples (the touch DNA; the few cells). 3. The persistence — the stable molecule (the old stains, the degraded-and-recoverable). 4. The versatility — the body's every fluid-and-tissue (the blood, semen, saliva, hair's roots, bone). 5. The civil-and-criminal reach — the crimes' identification; the paternity-and-kinship; the missing-and-dead's identification (the disasters, the conflicts).