Category
page 1DNA profiling techniques
polymerase chain reaction
in vitro method for producing large amounts of specific DNA or RNA fragments from small amounts of short oligonucleotide primers
DNA profiling
technique used to identify an individual on the basis of their DNA characteristics
Phantom of Heilbronn
nonexistent female serial killer hypothesized due to DNA contamination
Amplified fragment length polymorphism
highly sensitive tool used in molecular biology to detect DNA polymorphisms
Innocence Project
American non-profit legal organization
RAPD
PCR technique used to generate strain-specific arrays of anonymous DNA fragments
ligase chain reaction
form of artificial gene amplification
buccal swab
way to collect DNA from the cells on the inside of a person's cheek
multilocus sequence typing
technique in molecular biology
DNA phenotyping
phenotyping