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''For the toon, see [[DNA Evidence]].''

In six consecutive [[Strong Bad Email|Strong Bad Emails]], characters referred to '''[[DNA profiling|DNA evidence]]''' without any context given for why they would be discussing it. The [[Running Gags|running gag]] remained unexplained until the appearances were tied together in the toon [[DNA Evidence]].

It was revealed that [[Strong Bad]] had [[Breaking and Entering|broken into]] [[Marzipan's House|Marzipan's house]] and dropped a vial of green DNA evidence in her couch. [[Marzipan]] found it and brought it to be analyzed by [[Bubs]], but she only got back another vial marked "tampered with". Bubs had sold the actual DNA evidence to [[Strong Bad]] in a [[Snow Cones|snow cone]], in lieu of green apple flavoring, and had most likely then refilled the vial with "purple" flavored snow cone syrup and given it back to Marzipan. Strong Bad had deliberately deprived Bubs of green apple flavoring in order to get the DNA evidence, which he hoped to use for genetic experiments involving [[The Cheat]]. [[Homestar Runner]] drank the melted-snow-cone DNA evidence, thinking it was [[Mountain Dew]], and he promptly spat it out on The Cheat, who then dried himself off with a [[Towels|towel]]. The towel was used by [[Coach Z]] to do his janitorial work at [[The Office|the office]], when it inexplicably disappeared. It was revealed at the end that the evidence was [[Strong Sad]]'s DNA, and Strong Bad had intended to use it to find out if Strong Sad was "[[Soolnds|part elephant]] or [[impression|part hippo]] or something". Strong Sad was extremely pleased that no one found out, and he recovered the DNA by stealing the towel from Coach Z's cart. He hid the DNA evidence in the box with [[Strong Sad's Secret Styles|the rest of his secrets]]. While [[Homsar]] witnessed this revelation, it seems unlikely he will be able to [[Homsar|communicate it to anyone]].

According to [[The Brothers Chaps]] in the [[DNA Evidence|DVD commentary]] for [[DNA Evidence]], it started as a one-off joke in [[strong badathlon]]. They decided to call back to the joke when they found an opportunity to use it in the next email, [[unnatural]]. By that point, they started putting references in each following email — after the third appearance in [[the movies]], they begun planning a full-length cartoon based around these "weird little snippets", which was done after [[rough copy]].

[[DNA]] is often used in [[Forensic science|forensic science deduction]] to connect bodily fluids or tissue found at a crime scene to a particular individual. It may also be used to identify a corpse.

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* '''Debut:''' Email [[strong badathlon]] — Marzipan believes the DNA evidence has been tampered with.
* Email [[unnatural]] — Strong Bad reveals to The Cheat that he was the one who tampered with the DNA evidence.
* Email [[the movies]] — A character in the movie says that when he returned, the DNA evidence was gone.
* Email [[your funeral]] — Homestar Runner comes home and Marzipan asks if he found the DNA evidence, to which Homestar replies he's getting close.
* Email [[from work]] — Homestar Runner tells [[Pom Pom]] that he'll have the DNA evidence on his desk by 5:00.
* Email [[rough copy]] (Easter egg) — Homestar Runner sits on the couch, and after a long pause and an exasperated sigh, flatly says "DNA evidence".
* [[DNA Evidence]] — Strong Sad investigates the story behind the gag, and all questions are answered... sort of.

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* [[@StrongBadActual]] tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2014|2 Oct 2014]]) — Strong Bad posts an image of the DNA evidence, saying he finally filled it up, and asking who he's supposed to mail it to so he can get verified.
* [[@StrongBadActual]] tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2021|22 Dec 2021]]) — Strong Bad posts a 3D GIF of the DNA evidence, claiming that [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] only takes his DNA evidence "hand swirled, not centrifuged".

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* [[Interrupted Conversations]]

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