title: [The forensic applications of sex chromosomes and mtDNA genetic markers].
abstract: This article summarizes the structure and heredity characteristics of sex chromosomes and mtDNA, presents the advantages and disadvantages of genetic markers' on them in the practice of forensic medicine which aims at promoting more widely using of the non-euchromosome DNA genetic markers in the forensic science.
authors.affiliation: Seven-Years Institution of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China. zhouwei1104@sina.com
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Jin-hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Meng
mesh_terms: D041321:Chromosomes, Human, X / Q000235:genetics*; D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012737:Sex Factors; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D005819:Genetic Markers