The center is one of less than a dozen laboratories in the United States capable of mitochondrial DNA evaluation .
Is the largest single contributor to the Combined DNA Index System ( CODIS ) , a database for unidentified missing person cases .
The center is one of less than a dozen laboratories in the United States capable of mitochondrial DNA evaluation and is the largest single contributor to the Combined DNA Index System ( CODIS ) , a database for unidentified missing person cases .