Recent advances in forensic genetics

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-40

  Walsh, Simon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Criminal justice; DNA; DNA databanks; Forensic science; Genetics; Law enforcement

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MARKER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRIME; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT;

ANIMALS; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 0345871308     PISSN: 14737159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737159.4.1.31     Document Type: Conference Paper

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