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Introduction to Forensic DNA Evidence for Criminal Justice Professionals

The book covers the most common DNA methods in criminal trials today - nuclear DNA short tandem repeat (STR) techniques, mitochondrial DNA, and Y-STR profiling.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Taupin, Jane Moira (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	United States CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 2014
Subjects:	DNA fingerprinting Forensic genetics DNA > Analysis
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Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: History of forensic DNA porfiling in criminal investigations
Chapter 2:Strenghts and limitations of DNA profiling evidence
Chapter 3:DNA profiling basics
Chapter 4: Evidential value and statistics
Chapter 5:Partial profiles, low levels and mixtures
Chapter 6: Y-STR profiling
Chapter 7:Other DNA techniques including mitochondrial DNA
Chapter 8:Concerns and controversies
Chapter 9: DNA pointers for criminal justice professionals