OSAC Lexicon

The entire genetic constitution of an individual; also, the alleles present at one or morespecific loci.

A level of taxonomic classification that defines a group of related species.

The level of taxonomic classification that defines a group of related species.

The level of taxonomic classification that defines a group of related species.

Conditions that reflect how the buried body or evidence affects the surrounding environment.

The interval in the migration process from a tooth's initial appearance through the gingival soft tissue to the point of final eruption.

Luminous burning of solid material without a visible flame.

Good Laboratory Practice. The United States has rules for GLP in 21CFR58. TheOrganization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has stated principlesof GLP.

Greenwich Mean Time.

Global Positioning System.

A group of citizens empaneled to investigate potential criminal conduct and/or determine whether probable cause exists to charge someone with a crime.

Ranges from an untrained canine up to but not including a certified canine. (See novice dog.)

A type of systematic pattern used to ensure thorough coverage of a defined area.

Visual (macroscopic) assessment of skeletal and dental materials.

A conducting connection, whether intentional or accidental, between an electrical circuit or equipment and earth or to some conducting body that serves in place of the earth.

A current that flows outside the normal circuit path, such as (1) through the equipment grounding conductor; (2) through conductive material in contact with lower potential (such as earth), other than the electrical system ground (metal water or plumbing pipes, etc.); or (3) through a combination of these ground return paths.

A document that is advisory or informative in nature and that contains only nonmandatory provisions. A guide may contain mandatory statements such as when a guide can be used, but the document as a whole is not suitable for adoption into law.

Recommended practice that allows some discretion or leeway in its interpretation, implementation, or use. A set of general principles used to provide direction and parameters for decision making.

The lessening or disappearance of a response that was once elicited by the stimulus with repeated presentation of the same or closely related stimulus.

A stamp that requires a separate ink pad when making impressions.

The handler is a person who has successfully completed a documented training and certification process in canine handling in the specific discipline of ignitible liquid canine detection and maintains those abilities through field application, maintenance training, scheduled recertification, and continuing education. (See 3.4.2, Certification.) [SC1, 2011].

See canine handler.

Any action or cue made by the handler that causes the canine to perform incorrectly. (See canine handler error.)

Any action or cue made by the handler that causes the canine to perform incorrectly. (See 3.13 canine handler error.)

Any action or cue made by the handler that causes the canine to perform incorrectly. (See canine handler error.)

Any action or cue made by the handler that causes the canine to perform incorrectly. (See 3.13 canine handler error.)

A group of similar haplotypes that share a common ancestor with a single-nucleotide polymorphism mutation.

A set of linked DNA variations, or polymorphisms, that tend to be inherited together (e.g., commonly used for human Y-chromosome or mitochondrial analysis). A haplotype can refer to a combination of alleles or to a set of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) found on the same chromosome.

A set of linked DNA variations, or polymorphisms, that tend to be inherited together (e.g. commonly used for mitochondrial or Y-chromosome analysis). A haplotype can refer to a combination of alleles or to a set of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) found on the same chromosome.

A set of linked DNA variations, or polymorphisms, that tend to be inherited together; a combination of alleles or a set of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) found on the same chromosome.

A state in which allele and single locus genotype frequencies do not change (on average) from one generation to the next in a population. When alleles in a population are independent, allele and genotype frequencies are related through the Hardy-Weinberg principle: for a locus with 2 alleles P and Q at frequencies of p and q, homozygotes for P are found at frequency p2, homozygotes for Q are found at a frequency of q2, and heterozygotes are found at a frequency of 2pq. Use of the theta correction removes the need to assume Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in the population for which a frequency database is constructed.

A quick search or rapid assessment of the defined area.

A condition that presents the potential for harm or damage to people, property, or the environment.

A substance (solid, liquid, or gas) that when released is capable of creating harm to people, the environment, and property.

Any material that is an air-reactive material, flammable or combustible liquid, flammable gas, corrosive material, explosive material, organic peroxide, oxidizing material, radioactive material, toxic material, unstable material, biological material or water-reactive material, and any substance or mixture of substances that is an irritant or a strong sensitizer or that generates pressure through exposure to heat, decomposition, or other means.