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inconclusive

A determination that no conclusion (i.e., inclusion or exclusion) can be drawn from the comparison of reference data to evidentiary data. This could also result from statistical analyses that fail to provide sufficient support for an inclusion or exclusion.

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 139 Reporting DNA Conclusions. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2024. Source link
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