Principles of Forensic DNA
for Officers of the Court
Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court
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Module 14 :: Postconviction

Topic 2 :: Image of DNA analysis. Biological and Laboratory Issues

Biological and Laboratory Issues

Recent advances in forensic DNA technology have enabled scientists to successfully analyze smaller, limited, degraded, and mixed biological samples. Therefore, any otherwise suitable biological sample that still exists, regardless of age, may be considered for DNA analysis.

For example, shed hairs previously examined only microscopically can now undergo mitochondrial DNA analysis.

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