Linacre / Tobe Wildlife DNA Analysis

Applications in Forensic Science
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-49652-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Essential Forensic Science

Clearly structured throughout, the introduction highlights thedifferent types of crime where these techniques are regularly used.This chapter includes a discussion as to who performs forensicwildlife examinations, the standardisation and validation ofmethods, and the role of the expert witness in this type of allegedcrime. This is followed by a detailed section on the science behindDNA typing including the problems in isolating DNA from tracematerial and subsequent genetic analysis are also covered. The bookthen undertakes a comprehensive review of species testing usingDNA, including a step-by-step guide to sequence comparisons. Acomparison of the different markers used in species testinghighlights the criteria for a genetic marker. A full set of casehistories illustrates the use of the different markers used. Thebook details the use of genetic markers to link two or morehairs/feather/leaves/needles to the same individual organism andthe software used in population assignment. The problems andpossibilities in isolating markers, along with the construction ofallele databases are discussed in this chapter. The book concludeswith evaluation and reporting of genetic evidence in wildlifeforensic science illustrated by examples of witnessstatements.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Linacre, Adrian

Tobe, Shanan

Über Autor(innen)

Adrian Linacre
Flinders University, Adelaide,Australia
Shanan Tobe
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U