EBK ESSENTIALS OF GENETICS
EBK ESSENTIALS OF GENETICS
9th Edition
ISBN: 8220102741614
Author: Palladino
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter CHST3, Problem 6RQ
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The reason as to why mitochondrial DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) profiling is used for identifying victims of massacres and mass disasters.

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Forensic scientists use mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) profiling to match the DNA of a sample collected at crime area with the DNA of an unknown sample. This technique is used in special cases where the crime samples are old, degraded, or small.

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