Sherlock Holmes said “it has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely
the most important”, but never imagined that such a little thing, the DNA molecule, could …

This article reviews new genetic markers on the Y-chromosome and methods for analyzing
these short tandem repeat (STR) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci. Relative …

A completely revised and updated edition that teaches the essentials of forensic biology,
with increased coverage of molecular biological techniques and new information on wildlife …

Designed as an accessible introduction to basic scientific principles and their application in
professional practice, Forensic Biology provides a concise overview of the field. Focusing …

While a number of nonmetric sex-related traits have been proposed, the accurate
assignment of sex to subadult skeletal materials is generally considered problematic. Eight …

Two Y-chromosome short tandem repeat (STR) multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
assays were used to generate haplotypes for 19 single copy and 3 multi-copy Y-STRs. A …

This chapter presents a brief introduction to the historical development of current
technologies used in DNA analysis for human identification. The text describes the …

In order to increase significantly the discriminatory potential of Y-STR systems available to
the forensic community, we have developed and validated a 21-locus Y-STR multiplex …

A total of 2443 male individuals, previously typed for the 13 CODIS STR loci, distributed
across the five North American population groups African American, Asian, Caucasian …

This applications review aims to present a concise survey of articles appearing in
publications that primarily appeal to forensic practitioners. With this objective, we have …