Discrimination between human and animal DNA: Application of a duplex polymerase chain reaction to forensic identification

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 180-182

  Tozzo, Pamela ^a   Ponzano, Elena ^a   Novelli, Enrico ^a   Onisto, Maurizio ^a   Caenazzo, Luciana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; bone fragments; cytochrome b; DNA extraction; species identification

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA DEGRADATION, NECROTIC; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79957986628     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31820c2bba     Document Type: Article

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