DNA typing in wildlife crime: Recent developments in species identification

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-206

  Tobe, Shanan S ^a   Linacre, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Cytochrome oxidase I; DNA mixtures; Non human DNA; Species identification

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; CODON; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CRIME; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETICS; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID DATABASE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CODON; COMMERCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CRIME; CYTOCHROMES B; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77956010947     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-010-9168-7     Document Type: Review

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