Mitochondrial dna and forensic analysis a primer for law enforcement

Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-53

  Fourney, R M ^a  

^a ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; CRIME; DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; EVOLUTION; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MUTATION RATE;

EID: 0031808454     PISSN: 00085030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00085030.1998.10757108     Document Type: Article

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