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Fundamentals of forensic DNA typing /

From the Publisher: John Butler, bestselling author of Forensic DNA Typing, now applies his expertise on the subject of DNA analysis into an introductory textbook. Fundamentals of Forensic DNA Typing walks students step-by-step through the DNA analysis process beginning with collection of evidence a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Butler, John M. (John Marshall), 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press/Elsevier, �2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the author
  • Chapter 1: Overview and history of DNA typing
  • Chapter 2: Basics of DNA biology and genetics
  • Chapter 3: Historical methods
  • Chapter 4: Sample collection, storage, and characterization
  • Chapter 5: DNA extraction
  • Chapter 6: DNA quantitation
  • Chapter 7: DNA amplification (the polymerase chain reaction)
  • Chapter 8: Short tandem repeat markers
  • Chapter 9: Fundamentals of DNA separation and detection
  • Chapter 10: STR genotyping and data interpretation
  • Chapter 11: Statistical interpretation: evaluating the strength of forensic DNA evidence
  • Chapter 12: DNA databases
  • Chapter 13: Quality assurance
  • Chapter 14: Forensic challenges : degraded DNA, mixtures, and LCN
  • Chapter 15: Additional loci and nonhuman DNA testing
  • Chapter 16: Lineage markers : Y chromosome and mtDNA testing
  • Chapter 17: Applications of DNA typing
  • Chapter 18: Future trends
  • Appendix 1: Glossary of terms
  • Appendix 2: Useful web sites
  • Appendix 3: Probability and statistics
  • Index.