Individual identification of cats and dogs using mitochondrial DNA tandem repeats?

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 167-171

  Fridez, F ^a   Rochat, S ^a   Coquoz, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cat; Dog; Forensic science; Individualization; Mitochondrial DNA; Tandem repeat

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CRIME; DNA DETERMINATION; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAIR ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; SWITZERLAND; TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0032816856     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(99)72042-3     Document Type: Article

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