Indirect Transfer
Definition
Movement of material through an intermediary rather than direct animal contact with the final surface. The intermediary, sequence and opportunities for persistence can affect the findings. Assess alternatives relevant to the activity in dispute.
- Context
- Material transfer
For example, animal material can move from a garment to another surface without the animal ever directly contacting that final surface.
Related terms
- Animal Reference
- An animal reference is a documented known-origin sample selected for an appropriate genetic or other comparison. A reference from one animal can...
- Animal-Source Proposition
- An animal-source proposition is a stated explanation about which animal contributed questioned material. Its evaluation requires suitable observations and reference information, and...
- Background DNA
- Material present through histories other than the activity under investigation. DNA on an item can reflect previous use, indirect transfer or other...
- Contact DNA
- A practical description of DNA recovered from a contact area, without proving the transfer route. It can include different biological components and...
- Dropout
- Failure to detect a true contributor allele under the analytical conditions. Their assessment depends on the method and profile conditions. Do not...
- Persistence
- The property that friction ridge configuration remains stable from birth through death and into decomposition, as long as the papillary dermis survives....
- Population Structure
- Genetic differentiation among defined populations or samples, not automatically useful geographic classification. Genetic differences among samples can reflect geography, time, family relationships...
- Veterinary Forensic Pathology
- Veterinary forensic pathology applies specialist examination of animal disease, injury and death to questions arising in a legal investigation. Findings require species-appropriate...
Explained in these topics
- Companion Animal and Veterinary Forensic Biology
- Touch DNA and Trace Biological MaterialMovement through one or more intermediaries rather than the alleged direct donor contact.