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forensic identity genotyping

Specimen: 1) body fluids 2) tissue 3) store fresh tissue at 4 degrees C for 24 hours 4) store tissue at -20 degrees C or below Notes: - DNA testing supersedes traditional genotyping because of increased specificity, application to a wider variety of biological tissues & resistance of DNA to environmental factors - most techniques assay for VNTR (variable number of tandom repeats) loci

Related

microsatellite or variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR)

General

genotyping (allele testing)

References

  1. Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. Teitz ed., W.B. Saunders, 1995