- 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 8 :: mtDNA & Y-STR
Topic 2 :: mtDNA Laboratory Analysis
Reportable Outcomes (cont.)
The following additional outcomes may be reported, although these are much more infrequent:
- No results: "Insufficient mtDNA was obtained from hair sample A to obtain a profile."
- Inconclusive: "The mtDNA sequences of hair sample A and person B differ at a single nucleotide position. Therefore, person B and his/her maternal relatives can be neither included nor excluded as the contributor of hair sample A."
