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Works Cited

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Online Links

  • Endangered Species Act
    http://www.fws.gov/endangered/esasum.html
  • MeowPlex
    http://www.promega.com/profiles/502/502_07.html
  • Recommendations for microbial DNA
    http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/oct2003/2003_10_guide01.htm
  • Revised Validation Guidelines by SWGDAM
    http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/fbi.gov/www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/ backissu/july2004/standards/2004_03_standards02.htm
  • SNap shot™ assay
    https://products.appliedbiosystems.com/ab/en/US/adirect/ab? cmd=catNavigate2&catID=600762&tab=DetailInfo
  • SNPstream® UHT
    http://www.orchid.com/products/lsg/products/uht.asp
  • Stockmarks for Dogs Canine 1 Amplification Kit
    https://products.appliedbiosystems.com/ab/en/US/adirect/ab? cmd=catNavigate2&catID=600792&tab=Literature
  • SWGDAM recommended core loci
    http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/july2004/standards/ 2004_03_standards03.htm
  • Y-STR Haplotype Reference Database (YHRD)
    http://www.yhrd.org/index.html

Non-Nuclear DNA Markers

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