- 01 Introduction
- 02 Biology of DNA
- 03 Practical Issues Specific to DNA Evidence
- 04 Introduction to the Forensic DNA Laboratory
- 05 Assuring Quality in DNA Testing
- 06 Understanding a Forensic DNA Lab Report
- 07 Statistics and Population Genetics
- 08 Mitochondrial DNA & Y-STR Analysis
- 09 Forensic DNA Databases
- 10 Collection of DNA Evidence from Suspects and Arrestees
- 11 Pretrial DNA Evidence Issues
- 12 Victim Issues
- 13 Trial Presentation
- 14 Postconviction DNA Cases
- 15 Emerging Trends
Principles of Forensic DNA
for Officers of the Court
for Officers of the Court
Module 15 :: Emerging Trends
Topic 1 :: Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) (cont.)
An example of a SNP would be the sequence ATTGCCCGTGTGAT, which in some individuals would comprise an alternative form (or allele) ATTGCACGTGTGAT because a C has been replaced by an A at a particular location. There are more than one million of these biallelic SNPs in the human genome.
