TY - BOOK AU - Butler,John M. AU - Butler,John M. TI - Fundamentals of forensic DNA typing SN - 9780123749994 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - RA1057.55 .B883 2010 U1 - 614.1 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Amsterdam, Boston PB - Academic Press/Elsevier KW - DNA fingerprinting KW - Forensic genetics KW - DNA Fingerprinting KW - methods KW - DNA KW - physiology KW - Forensic Medicine N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Overview and history of DNA typing -- Basics of DNA biology and genetics -- Historical methods -- Sample collection, storage, and characterization -- DNA extraction -- DNA quantitation -- DNA amplification (the polymerase chain reaction) -- Short tandem repeat markers -- Fundamentals of DNA separation and detection -- STR genotyping and data interpretation -- Statistical interpretation : evaluating the strength of forensic DNA evidence -- DNA databases -- Quality assurance -- Forensic challenges : degraded DNA, mixtures, and LCN -- Additional loci and nonhuman DNA testing -- Lineage markers : Y chromosome and mtDNA testing -- Applications of DNA typing -- Future trends ER -