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Author: James E. Girard
Title: Criminalistics: Forensic Science and Crime
Chapter Outcomes
After reading this chapter, you will be able to:
 
  • The use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to make many copies of a DNA sequence
  • Short tandem repeats (STRs) and their forensic importance
  • The use of electrophoresis to analyze STRs
  • The combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
  • DNA paternity testing
  • Mitochondrial DNA testing
Link: Jones and Bartlett Publishers