Molecular analysis of the human mitochondrial DNA control region for forensic identity testing.
This unit on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) highlights methods used to perform mtDNA sequence analysis on highly degraded biological material. The focus is on applications to forensic casework, and a number of case examples are provided. However, the laboratory working with ancient DNA, or any basic research laboratory, will benefit from this information.
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The Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
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D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D053803:Forensic Genetics / Q000379:methods*; D005826:Genetics, Medical; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial