DNA Fingerprinting: An Introduction

✍ Scribed by Lorne T. Kirby (auth.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year: 1990
Tongue: English
Leaves: 369
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

DNA fingerprinting is a revolutionary technique that enables law enforcement agencies, diagnostic laboratories and research scientists to identify minute pieces of tissue, to determine parentage and other biological family relationships. This is a study of its applications.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Genetic Principles....Pages 7-34
Laboratory Organization....Pages 35-50
Specimens....Pages 51-74
DNA Amplification....Pages 75-90
Analysis Techniques....Pages 91-133
Probes, Allele Mutations, and Restriction Enzymes....Pages 135-147
Probability and Statistical Analysis....Pages 149-177
Quality Control....Pages 179-187
Legal and Ethical Considerations....Pages 189-215
Case Applications....Pages 217-259
Back Matter....Pages 261-365

✦ Subjects

Cell Biology; Biochemistry, general; Criminology & Criminal Justice; Forensic Medicine

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