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Open AccessForensic species identification: practical guide for animal and plant DNA analysis
The importance of non-human DNA in the forensic field has increased greatly in recent years, together with the type of applications. The molecular species identification of animal and botanical material may be...
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Two caseworks for one gene: successful species identification from compromised bone materials with the 12S rRNA
The availability of a reliable molecular assay in species recognition in forensic cases is of paramount importance when visual inspection or morphological methods are not exhaustive, especially from challengin...
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Barcoding of Plant DNA and Its Forensic Relevance
Forensic botany refers to the study of plants and how they can relate to law and legal matters. Unfortunately, while widely known as a science, this discipline has few professionally trained botanists.
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Barcoding of Plant DNA and Its Forensic Relevance
Forensic botany refers to the study of plants and how they can relate to law and legal matters. Unfortunately, while widely known as a science, this discipline has few professionally trained botanists.
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The importance of forensic storage support: DNA quality from 11-year-old saliva on FTA cards
Storage conditions influence the integrity of the recoverable DNA from forensic evidence in terms of yield and quality. FTA cards are widely used in the forensic practice as their chemically treated matrix pro...
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Capillary Electrophoresis of Multigene Barcoding Chloroplast Markers for Species Identification of Botanical Trace Evidence
The analysis of nonhuman biological evidence both animal and botanical to find out the correct species of a sample comes as a great help to crime investigators. Particularly, forensic botany may be useful in m...
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Y-STR variation in Albanian populations: implications on the match probabilities and the genetic legacy of the minority claiming an Egyptian descent
Y chromosome variation at 12 STR (the Powerplex® Y system core set) and 18 binary markers was investigated in two major (the Ghegs and the Tosks) and two minor (the Gabels and the Jevgs) populations from Alban...
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Forensic botany: species identification of botanical trace evidence using a multigene barcoding approach
Forensic botany can provide significant supporting evidence during criminal investigations. However, it is still an underutilized field of investigation with its most common application limited to identifying ...
