A guide to forensic DNA profiling /
"The increasingly arcane world of DNA profiling demands that those needing to understand at least some of it must find a source of reliable and understandable information. Combining material from the successful Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science with newly commissioned and updated material,...
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK :
John Wiley & Sons,
2016.
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Table of Contents:
- <P>Contributors ix</p> <p>Foreword xiii</p> <p>Preface xv</p> <p>Glossary xvii</p> <p>Abbreviations and Acronyms xxiii</p> <p>1 Introduction to Forensic Genetics 1<br /> <i>Scott Bader</i></p> <p>2 DNA:An Overview 7<br /> <i>Eleanor Alison May Graham</i></p> <p>3 DNA 27<br /> <i>Simon J. Walsh</i></p> <p>4 Introduction to Forensic DNA Profiling The Electropherogram (epg) 35<br /> <i>Allan Jamieson</i></p> <p>5 Biological Stains 49<br /> <i>Peter R. Gunn</i></p> <p>6 Sources of DNA 57<br /> <i>Sally-Ann Harbison</i></p> <p>7 Identification and Individualization 67<br /> <i>Christophe Champod</i></p> <p>8 Transfer 71<br /> <i>Georgina E. Meakin</i></p> <p>9 Laboratory Accreditation 77<br /> <i>Allan Jamieson</i></p> <p>10 Validation 83<br /> <i>Campbell A. Ruddock</i></p> <p>11 Extraction 95<br /> <i>Campbell Ruddock</i></p> <p>12 Quantitation 103<br /> <i>Robert I. O'Brien</i></p> <p>13 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) 111<br /> <i>Campbell Ruddock</i></p> <p>14 Interpretation of Mixtures; Graphical 115<br /> <i>Allan Jamieson</i></p> <p>15 DNA Mixture Interpretation 129<br /> <i>Dan E. Krane</i></p> <p>16 Degraded Samples 137<br /> <i>Jason R. Gilder</i></p> <p>17 Ceiling Principle: DNA 143<br /> <i>Simon J. Walsh</i></p> <p>18 Y-Chromosome Short Tandem Repeats 145<br /> <i>Jack Ballantyne and Erin K. Hanson</i></p> <p>19 Expert Systems in DNA Interpretation 151<br /> <i>Hinda Haned and Peter Gill</i></p> <p>20 Paternity Testing 159<br /> <i>Burkhard Rolf and Peter Wiegand</i></p> <p>21 Observer Effects 167<br /> <i>William C. Thompson</i></p> <p>22 Databases 171<br /> <i>Simon J. Walsh</i></p> <p>23 Missing Persons and Paternity: DNA 179<br /> <i>Bruce S. Weir</i></p> <p>24 Familial Searching 189<br /> <i>Klaas Slooten and Ronald Meester</i></p> <p>25 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism 199<br /> <i>Claus Børsting, Vania Pereira, Jeppe D. Andersen, and Niels Morling</i></p> <p>26 Mini-STRs 217<br /> <i>Michael D. Coble and Rebecca S. Just</i></p> <p>27 Phenotype 223<br /> <i>Tony Frudakis</i></p> <p>28 Mitochondrial DNA: Profiling 239<br /> <i>Terry Melton</i></p> <p>29 Geographical Identification by Viral Genotyping 245<br /> <i>Hiroshi Ikegaya, Pekka J. Saukko, Yoshinao Katsumata, and Takehiko Takatori</i></p> <p>30 Microbial Forensics 253<br /> <i>Bruce Budowle and Phillip C. Williamson</i></p> <p>31 Wildlife Crime 265<br /> <i>Lucy M.I. Webster</i></p> <p>32 DNA Databases The Significance of Unique Hits and the Database Controversy 271<br /> <i>Ronald Meester</i></p> <p>33 DNA Databases and Evidentiary Issues 279<br /> <i>Simon J. Walsh and John S. Buckleton</i></p> <p>34 Communicating Probabilistic Forensic Evidence in Court 289<br /> <i>Jonathan J. Koehler</i></p> <p>35 Report Writing for Courts 301<br /> <i>Rhonda Marie Wheate</i></p> <p>36 Discovery of Expert Findings 307<br /> <i>Rhonda M.