The forensic applications of sex chromosomes and mtDNA genetic markers.
- Author:
Wei ZHOU
1
;
Mei DING
;
Jin-hua MENG
Author Information
1. Seven-Years Institution of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China. zhouwei1104@sina.com
- Publication Type:Review
- MeSH:
Chromosomes, Human, X/genetics*;
Chromosomes, Human, Y/genetics*;
DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics*;
Forensic Medicine;
Genetic Markers/genetics*;
Humans;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Sex Factors;
Tandem Repeat Sequences
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2005;21(2):S2-4
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This article summarizes the structure and heredity characteristics of sex chromosomes and mtDNA, presents the advantages and disadvantages of genetic markers' on them in the practice of forensic medicine which aims at promoting more widely using of the non-euchromosome DNA genetic markers in the forensic science.
