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1:1 macro photography
Photography at a reproduction ratio of 1:1 (image sensor size equals subject size); the mandatory standard for all latent fingerprint photography b...
1:1 photography
Macro photography at a reproduction ratio of 1:1, meaning the image on the camera sensor is the same physical size as the subject; the standard for...
10% ordnance gelatin (FBI protocol)
Porcine or bovine gelatin at 10 g per 100 mL water, chilled to 4°C, calibrated with a 4.5mm steel BB at 590 fps. The BB must penetrate 8.3-9.5 cm....
16S rRNA
The small-subunit ribosomal RNA gene in bacteria (~1,550 bp). The V3-V4 hypervariable region (~470 bp) is amplified with universal bacterial primer...
16S rRNA amplicon sequencing
A targeted sequencing approach that amplifies a variable region of the bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA gene, which acts as a universal phylogenetic mar...
16S rRNA gene
The gene encoding the 16S ribosomal RNA subunit present in all bacteria and archaea. Conserved regions allow universal amplification; hypervariable...
18-year threshold
The legal age at which a person transitions from child to adult in most jurisdictions, triggering different rights, protections, and legal exposure...
δ18O (delta-18-O)
The ratio of oxygen-18 to oxygen-16 in a sample expressed in per-mil deviation from the Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water (VSMOW) standard. More neg...