Screen LibraryA litigator's guide to DNA：from the laboratory to the courtroom
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| Group Author: | ; |
| Published: |
Elsevier Academic Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Amsterdam |
| Publication Dates: | c2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiv, 429 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780123740366 (alk. paper) 0123740363 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | D919 |
| CLC: |
D919.4 D919.2 |
| Call Number: | D919.2/M621 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. The structure of DNA and the variability of the human DNA sequence -- The molecular biological basis of forensic DNA tests -- Quality control, quality assurance and sources of uncertainty in the data -- Population genetics, probability calculations and the proper interpretation of the evidence -- Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analyses -- Y chromosome analyses -- DNA in court -- Arguing for the prosecution -- Arguing for the defense -- Postconviction DNA testing. |