Differentiation of drug and non-drug Cannabis using a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) assay

Forensic Science International

Volumn 207, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 193-197

  Rotherham, D ^a   Harbison, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cannabis sativa; DNA; Forensic Science; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Tetrahydrocannabinol

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; DNA FRAGMENT; PLANT DNA; SYNTHETASE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ELM; FICUS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME SIZE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMULUS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 79953047072     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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