Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing of Cat Hair: An Informative Forensic Tool

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Tarditi, Christy R ^a   Grahn, Robert A ^a   Evans, Jeffrey J ^a   Kurushima, Jennifer D ^a   Lyons, Leslie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Control region; DNA typing; Domestic cat; Felis catus; Forensic science; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CHEMISTRY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HAIR; HAPLOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HAIR; HAPLOTYPES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650720668     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01592.x     Document Type: Article

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