| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| AIMs | Ancestry-Informative Markers |
| CE | Capillary Electrophoresis |
| CODIS | Combined DNA Index System |
| DTC | Direct-to-Consumer |
| DVI | Disaster Victim Identification |
| ELSI | Ethical, Legal and Social Implications |
| EVCs | Externally Visible Characteristics |
| FDP | Forensic DNA Phenotyping |
| FGG | Forensic Genetic Genealogy |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation |
| IBD | Identity by Descent |
| InDels | Insertions and Deletions |
| ML | Machine Learning |
| MPS | Massively Parallel Sequencing |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| NGS | Next-Generation Sequencing |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| QC | Quality Control |
| SNPs | Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms |
| STRs | Short Tandem Repeats |