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Forensic DNA analysts can work for government agencies, local law enforcement crime labs, and private DNA analysis labs.

and a traditional forensic-anthropology two- or three-dimensional facial reconstruction can help to identify unknown victims of crimes, natural disasters, or terrorist attacks. In 2002, there were only about 250 publicly funded forensic crime labs in the United States. By 2015, there were over 400, and of those, 88 percent were accredited by a professional association. About 15 percent of the public crime labs conduct DNA-related research, which is a new development in the field. Deep ancestry is a field of DNA analysis that can help to determine ancestry or heritage dating back thousands of years. It uses either mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis, which traces female ancestry, or Y-chromosome analysis to trace broad population trends. Several private, for-profit DNA testing ancestry services help people to trace their ancestry back several generations.

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Introduction: What Is DNA Profiling?