Goodwin, William

An introduction to forensic genetics / William Goodwin, Adrian Linacre, Sibte Hadi. - 2nd ed. - Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. - viii, 198 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm. - Essentials of forensic science . - Essentials of forensic science. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to forensic geneticsforensic genetics -- DNA structure and the genome -- Biological material collection, characterization, and storage -- DNA extraction and quantification -- Polymerase chain reaction -- The analysis of short tandem repeats -- Assessment of STR profiles -- Statistical interpretation of STR profiles -- Evaluation and presentation of DNA evidence -- Databases of DNA profiles -- Kinship testing -- Single nucleotide polymorphisms -- Lineage markers -- Non-human DNA typing.

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Forensic genetics.
Forensic Genetics--methods.
DNA Fingerprinting.
Microsatellite Repeats.

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