Fundamentals of forensic DNA typing /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Academic Press/Elsevier,
c2010.
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Table of Contents:
- Overview and history of DNA typing
- Basics of DNA biology and genetics
- Historical methods
- Sample collection, storage, and characterization
- DNA extraction
- DNA quantitation
- DNA amplification (the polymerase chain reaction)
- Short tandem repeat markers
- Fundamentals of DNA separation and detection
- STR genotyping and data interpretation
- Statistical interpretation : evaluating the strength of forensic DNA evidence
- DNA databases
- Quality assurance
- Forensic challenges : degraded DNA, mixtures, and LCN
- Additional loci and nonhuman DNA testing
- Lineage markers : Y chromosome and mtDNA testing
- Applications of DNA typing
- Future trends.