Degradation of forensic DNA profiles

Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 445-449

  Bright, Jo Anne ^a,b   Taylor, Duncan ^c   Curran, James M ^b   Buckleton, John S ^a  

^a MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Univesity of South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

degradation; forensic DNA; PowerPlex 21

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DEGRADATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENE LOCUS; HEIGHT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

EID: 84888340613     PISSN: 00450618     EISSN: 1834562X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00450618.2013.772235     Document Type: Article

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