Forensic evidence based on mtDNA from dog and wolf hairs

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-81

  Savolainen, Peter ^a   Lundeberg, Joakim ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Canis familiaris; DNA typing; Dog; Forensic science; Hair; Mitochondrial DNA; Sequence analysis; Wolf

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HAIR; HOMICIDE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOLF;

EID: 0032901033     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14414j     Document Type: Article

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