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| School: | School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology |
| Unit Description: | Provides advanced theoretical and practical training in DNA-profiling techniques relevant to forensic science. Includes mitochondrial DNA analysis and its applicability to identifying disaster victims, and the application of DNA-marker technologies to wildlife forensics and ancient DNA analysis. The use of short tandem repeats (STR; DNA-profiling), quantitative PCR and mitochondrial DNA sequencing as well as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) and Y-chromosome analysis in identifying perpetrators of crime will be explored in the content of actual forensic cases. |
| Enrolment Options: | | MURDOCH: Semester 1, Internal |
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| Contact Time: | Lectures/workshops: 3 hours per week; laboratories: 4 hours per week. |
| Exclusions: | Students who have successfully completed BIO373 Forensic Investigation may not enrol in this unit for credit. |
| Fees: | Details |
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This information has been extracted dynamically from the 2008 Murdoch University Handbook |
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