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examination of Kathylyns cadaver. When subjected under DNA testing, results showed that the DNA
from the victims vaginal canal, the trial court considered the qualification of the DNA analyst, the facility or laboratory in which the DNA testing had been performed, and the methodology used in performing the DNA test. In the said case, the DNA test was done at the UP
National Science Research Institute (NSRI). The method used was Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification method by Short Tandem Repeat (STR) analysis, which
enables a tiny amount of DNA sequence to be replicated exponentially in a span of few hours. Hence, sufficient DNA analysis may be made easier even with small DNA samples at hand. The analyst who performed the procedure was Dr.
APPLICATION DAUBERT TEST: The Honorable Supreme Court in this case upheld the probative value of the DNA test result yielded from the analysis of Yatars blood sample from that of the semen specimen obtained from the cadavers vaginal canal. Accordingly, it held that the DNA evidence is both reliable and relevant. In ascertaining the relevance of the evidence in a case, it must be determined whether or not the same directly relates to a fact in issue, as to induce belief in its existence or nonexistence. In this case, the evidence is relevant in determining the perpetrator of the crime; In giving probative value on the DNA testing result, yielded from the analysis of Yatars blood sample from that of the biological sample (semen) obtained
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DNA is a molecule that encodes the genetic information in all living organisms.23 A persons DNA is the same in each cell and it does not change throughout a persons lifetime; the DNA in a persons blood is the same as the DNA found in his saliva, sweat, bone, the root and shaft of hair, earwax, mucus, urine, skin tissue, and vaginal and rectal cells.24 Most importantly, because of polymorphisms in human genetic