Correlation of microscopic and mitochondrial DNA hair comparisons

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 964-967

  Houck, Max M ^a   Budowle, Bruce ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Microscopic hair comparisons; Mitochondrial DNA; Significance

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRION; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0036379844     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs15515j     Document Type: Article

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