title: DNA analysis in forensics, disease and animal/plant identification.
abstract: During 1993, significant advances have been achieved in applications of DNA analysis to forensic science, disease assessment, and animal/plant identification. These advances include the development of simple and high sample-throughput techniques for highly informative personal identification, rapid screening for pathogens and the development of polymorphic genetic markers in plants and animals.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Molecular Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Alford
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Caskey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001709:Biotechnology; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000175:diagnosis; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D004247:DNA