Molecular analysis of the human mitochondrial DNA control region for forensic identity testing

Current Protocols in Human Genetics

Volumn , Issue SUPPL.74, 2012, Pages

  Holland, Mitchell M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep sequencing; Heteroplasmy; PCR; Skeletal remains

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; THYMINE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DENATURATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FORENSIC GENETICS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HETEROPLASMY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MITOCHONDRION; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL GENETICS; MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME; PEDIGREE;

DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; FEMALE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; GENOME, MITOCHONDRIAL; MALE; PEDIGREE;

EID: 44049089475     PISSN: 19348266     EISSN: 19348258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/0471142905.hg1407s74     Document Type: Article

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