Mitochondrial DNA control region sequences used for identification of species in two forensic science case studies : the Monte Cristi shipwreck and a homicide case /
@ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/) of Genbank to identify
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | @ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/) of Genbank to identify analysis. The biological samples recovered from the child's and sentenced to life in prison. They were granted habeas animals that had similar sequence content of the same region. canids. The clothes also were used in an Indirect Enzyme compared the resultant sequence with known sequences of conclusion the ship was most likely sheathed in a northern corpus relief and released from prison when new evidence determine the species of animal hair used in a 17th century determine the species of the hair samples. The results of European port. The mitochondrial DNA control region also was evidence from the clothes was consistent with samples of from the clothes of a young child allegedly attacked by dogs. from the Raines County District Attorney for genetic help in finding evidence that might have allowed for a second in which they were embedded. The extracted DNA was amplified indictment on the parents. The child's clothes were obtained known dogs, wolves and coyotes. Linked Immuno-Sorbant Assay (ELISA) to search for dog serum merchant ship's hull sheathing for the purpose of deterring pants were treated as above with the exception that I Portions of the mitochondrial DNA control region were used to proteins. The results of both studies showed the biological provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information Raines County (Texas) District Attorney's Office asked for suggested that the child may have been attacked by dogs. The The child's parents previously had been convicted of murder the hair shafts after the samples were cleaned from the pitch The matching sequences were used in a phylogenetic study to the phylogenetic study showed that the hair was consistent used in a BLAST search (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool used in a study to determine if dog DNA could be recovered using the dideoxy chain termination method. The sequence was via the polymerase chain reaction and subsequently sequenced with that of northern European cattle and led to the wood boring worms (Toredo navalis). DNA was extracted from |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Genetics". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | vii, 43 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |