1st Edition
Forensic Analysis of Biological Evidence A Laboratory Guide for Serological and DNA Typing
An Overview of Forensic DNA Analysis
Types of Biological Specimens
Exercise 1: Evidence Examination Using an Alternate Light Source
Forensic Serology
Exercise 2: Detection of Saliva
Exercise 3: Detection of Blood
Exercise 4: Detection and Identification of Semen
Exercise 5: Detection and Identification of Urine
Exercise 6 - DNA Extraction
Exercise 7: Concentration of Extracted DNA
Exercise 8: Microcon Concentration and Purification of Extracted DNA
Exercise 9 - Assessing the Quality and Quantity of Isolated DNA
The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Exercise 10: Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Analysis
Exercise 11: Using Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Analysis to Determine Paternity (A Case Study)
Exercise 12: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-Based Tests: Y-Chromosome Short Tandem Repeat (Y-STR) Analysis (A Case Study)
Exercise 13: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) Analysis
Exercise 14: Assessment of DNA Typing Data
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) for Human Identification: An Emerging Forensic Tool
References and Suggested Readings
Appendix A: Composition of Buffers and Solutions
Appendix B: Using a Micropipet
Appendix C: Glossary
Index
Biography
J. Thomas McClintock
