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Time Required to Perform Laboratory Analysis
Step 3: DNA Analysis, Amplification
The sensitivity of DNA analyses is due in large part to the amplification process, during which highly accurate copies of the extracted DNA are created to bring the concentration of DNA to required levels for subsequent steps. Human DNA is very similar from person to person. The United States forensic community has standardized its analyses on several locations known to be different between individuals; these are called loci (singular: locus). Due to the critical and sensitive nature of amplification and subsequent steps, the process is tightly controlled, requiring exact chemistries, temperatures, times, etc., for accurate analyses.
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- What Every First Responding Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence
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- DNA – A Prosecutor’s Practice Notebook
- Crime Scene and DNA Basics
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- DNA Amplification
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- Non-STR DNA Markers: SNPs, Y-STRs, LCN and mtDNA
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- Forensic DNA Education for Law Enforcement Decisionmakers
- What Every Investigator and Evidence Technician Should Know About DNA Evidence
- Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court
- Law 101: Legal Guide for the Forensic Expert
- Laboratory Orientation and Testing of Body Fluids and Tissues
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- STR Data Analysis and Interpretation
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