title: DNA typing and forensic science.
abstract: With new typing techniques forensic scientists can characterise individuals at the fundamental level of their DNA. Variation between individuals at this level can be used to discriminate between them. Why this is so and how it is achieved is described in relatively simple terms for legal and medical practitioners who have no formal training in genetics.
authors.affiliation: Forensic Science Centre, Adelaide, South Australia.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Harding
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D015342:DNA Probes; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D005784:Gene Amplification; D006801:Humans; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D004247:DNA; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase