A grass molecular identification system for forensic botany: A critical evaluation of the strengths and limitations

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1254-1260

  Ward, Jodie ^a,c   Gilmore, Simon R ^a,c   Robertson, James ^b   Peakall, Rod ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b National Manager Forensic and Data Centres   (Australia)

^c Canberra Institute of Technology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chloroplast DNA; Forensic botany; Forensic science; Grasses; Indels; Mitochondrial DNA; Molecular identification system; Polymerase chain reaction; Single nucleotide polymorphisms; Species identification

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MARKER; PLANT DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BOTANY; CHLOROPLAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENE LOCUS; GRASS; INDEL MUTATION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; POACEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMY;

BOTANY; CHLOROPLASTS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, PLANT; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; POACEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70350488595     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01196.x     Document Type: Article

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