Forensic DNA Applications: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780367030261 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Primorac, Dragan

Opis

Forensic DNA Applications, Second Edition covers the latest cutting-edge research and advancements in the field and is a must-have reference for established professionals and students entering the fields of genetics and forensic DNA analysis.

Recenzje

"The most comprehensive volume on forensic and ancestral DNA analysis yet published… a valuable reference volume for practitioners and a potential textbook for upper-division and graduate courses in forensic biology." – From the Foreword by R.E. Gaensslen, Professor Emeritus, Forensic Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Spis treści

Part I: General Background and Methodological Concepts  1. Basic Genetics and Human Genetic Variation  2. Forensic DNA Analysis and Statistics  3. Forensic Aspects of mtDNA Analysis  4. Y-Chromosome in Forensic Science  5. Forensic Application of X-Chromosome STRs  6. Increasing the Efficiency of Typing Challenged Forensic Biological Samples  7. Mixtures and Probabilistic Genotyping  8. Rapid DNA  Part II - Uses and Applications  9. Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence  10. Mass Disaster Victim Identification by DNA  11. Bioterrorism and Microbial Forensics  12. Forensic Animal DNA Analysis  13. Application of DNA-Based Methods in Forensic Entomology  14. Forensic Botany: Plants as Evidence in Criminal Cases and as Agents of Bioterrorism  Part III – Recent Developments and Future Directions in Human Forensic Molecular Biology  15. Forensic Body Fluid and Tissue Identification  16. Evolving Technologies in Forensic DNA Analysis  17. Prediction of Physical Characteristics, Such as Eye, Hair, and Skin Color Based Solely on DNA  18. Molecular Autopsy  19. Genetic Genealogy in the Genomic Era  Part IV: Law, Ethics, and Policy  20. DNA as Evidence in the Courtroom  21. Some Ethical Issues on Forensic Genetics  22. DNA in Immigration and Human Trafficking  23. DNA Databases