Based on author's Forensic DNA typing : biology & technology behind STR markers. c2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview and history of DNA typing -- Basics of DNA biology and gene tics -- Historical methods -- Sample collection, storage, and character ization -- DNA extraction -- DNA quantitation -- DNA amplification (the polymerase chain reaction) -- Short tandem repeat markers -- Fundament als of DNA separation and detection -- STR genotyping and data interpre tation -- Statistical interpretation : evaluating the strength of foren sic DNA evidence -- DNA databases -- Quality assurance -- Forensic chal lenges : degraded DNA, mixtures, and LCN -- Additional loci and nonhuma n DNA testing -- Lineage markers : Y chromosome and mtDNA testing -- Ap plications of DNA typing -- Future trends.