Short tandem repeat (STR) DNA markers are hypervariable and informative in Cannabis sativa: Implications for forensic investigations

Forensic Science International

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-74

  Gilmore, Simon ^a,b   Peakall, Rod ^b   Robertson, James ^c  

^a Canberra Institute of Technology   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AFP Forensic Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannabis sativa; Drug; Fibre; Microsatellites; Short tandem repeats (STR)

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; DNA MARKER;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; DNA DETERMINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0037426736     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00397-3     Document Type: Article

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