Forensic DNA Phenotyping (FDP) encompasses an emerging set of technologies aimed at predicting physical characteristics of unknown suspects from crime scene DNA traces. In its application FDP involves a variety of settings: research laboratories where FDP tests are developed, forensic laboratories where FDP technologies are used to analyze crime scene DNA traces, and finally the criminal investigation, where results of tests are applied towards finding suspects. In this paper I show that the practices in each of these settings work by a different set of concerns, which I articulate by adopting the notion of “logics” as developed by Annemarie Mol. I ethnographically trace FDP from research lab to investigation, identifying three different logics along the way: those of accuracy, commonality, and valuing respectively. Taken together, I show that these practices do not linearly accumulate but form a heterogeneous assemblage, adding nuance to discussions surrounding FDP.

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开放法医 DNA 表型分析：准确性、共性和价值的逻辑

法医 DNA 表型 (FDP) 包含一组新兴技术，旨在从犯罪现场 DNA 痕迹预测未知嫌疑人的身体特征。在其应用中，FDP 涉及多种环境：开发 FDP 测试的研究实验室，使用 FDP 技术分析犯罪现场 DNA 痕迹的法医实验室，最后是刑事调查，其中测试结果用于寻找嫌疑人。在本文中，我展示了这些设置中的每一个的实践都通过一组不同的关注点起作用，我通过采用由 Annemarie Mol 开发的“逻辑”概念来阐明这些问题。我从研究实验室到调查从人种学角度追踪 FDP，在此过程中确定了三种不同的逻辑：分别是准确性、共性和价值。综合起来，