PCR in forensic genetics

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 438-440

  Morling, Niels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

DNA analysis; Forensic genetics; Identity testing; PCR; Short tandem repeat (STR); Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450 2C9; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; DNA;

ACCREDITATION; CRIME; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC GENETICS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; LEGAL EVIDENCE; MARKER GENE; PATERNITY TEST; PHARMACOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID DATABASE;

DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; DNA; FORENSIC GENETICS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 65549089579     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0370438     Document Type: Review

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