Advanced topics in forensic DNA typing : methodology - Butler, John M. (John Marshall), 1969- (Walthan, MA : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2012)
Sample collection, storage, and characterization -- DNA extraction methods -- DNA quantitation -- PCR amplification: capabilities and cautions -- Short tandem repeat (STR) loci and kits -- Capillary electrophoresis: principles and instrumentation -- Quality assurance and validation -- DNA databases: uses and issues -- Missing persons and disaster victim identification efforts -- Degraded DNA -- Low-level DNA testing: issues, concerns, and solutions -- Single nucleotide polymorphisms and applications -- Y-chromosome DNA testing -- Mitochondrial DNA analysis -- X-chromosome analysis -- Non-human DNA -- New technologies and automation -- Legal aspects of DNA testing and the scientific expert in court
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Keywords: DNA Finger Printing; DNA Mutational Analysis -- methods -- Laboratory Manuals; DNA -- physiology; Forensic genetics; Forensic linguistics