Forensic Analysis of Biological Evidence: A Laboratory Guide for Serological and DNA Typing

ISBN-13: 9781138426788 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

J. Thomas McClintock

Opis

First published in the most ambitious international philosophy project for a generation; the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy.Logic from A to Z is a unique glossary of terms used in formal logic and the philosophy of mathematics.Over 500 entries include key terms found in the study of:* Logic: Argument, Turing Machine, Variable* Set and model theory: Isomorphism, Function* Computability theory: Algorithm, Turing Machine* Plus a table of logical symbols.Extensively cross-referenced to help comprehension and add detail, Logic from A to Z provides an indispensable reference source for students of all branches of logic.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

J. Thomas McClintock