Trace evidence characteristics of DNA: A preliminary investigation of the persistence of DNA at crime scenes

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-33

  Raymond, Jennifer J ^a,b   van Oorschot, Roland A H ^c   Gunn, Peter R ^b   Walsh, Simon J ^d   Roux, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^c Victoria Police Forensic Services Department   (Australia)

^d Forensic and Data Centres   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crime scene investigation; Criminalistic; DNA; Interpretation; Persistence; Trace

Indexed keywords

AMELOGENIN; DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA REPLICATION TIMING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEGAL EVIDENCE; LEUKOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE; TIME;

DERMATOGLYPHICS; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENVIRONMENT; GLASS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; VINYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 70849136406     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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