Forensic DNA identification of animal-derived trace evidence: Tools for linking victims and suspects

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 598-605

  Halverson, Joy L ^a   Basten, Christopher ^b  

^a QuestGen Forensics   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; DNA DETERMINATION; DOG; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HAIR; HAPLOTYPE; LEGAL ASPECT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATS; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINOLOGY; DNA; DOGS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24344498743     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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