Fundamentals of forensic DNA typing
By: John M. Butler.
Publisher: Academic Press; Academic Press/Elsevier
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780123749994
Subjects: DNA fingerprinting; Forensic genetics; DNA Fingerprinting -- methods; DNA -- physiology; Forensic Medicine -- methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview and history of DNA typing; title: Basics of DNA biology and genetics; title: Historical methods; title: Sample collection, storage, and characterization; title: DNA extraction; title: DNA quantitation; title: DNA amplification (the polymerase chain reaction); title: Short tandem repeat markers; title: Fundamentals of DNA separation and detection; title: STR genotyping and data interpretation; title: Statistical interpretation : evaluating the strength of forensic DNA evidence; title: DNA databases; title: Quality assurance; title: Forensic challenges : degraded DNA, mixtures, and LCN; title: Additional loci and non-human DNA testing; title: Lineage markers : Y chromosome and mtDNA testing; title: Applications of DNA typing; title: Future trends.