FORENSIC MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Catalog description

Prerequisite: CHE 470 or BIO 305 or equivalent; BIO 303 or BIO 350 or equivalent; CHE 312 or FOR 612 or equivalent. Applications of biology, biochemistry, and genetics to forensic science with an in-depth look at the evidential information that can be obtained from blood, semen, saliva, and hair. Details of DNA profiling, including DNA extraction, DNA quantification, PCR amplification, STR analysis and interpretation, and mtDNA sequencing. Protein polymorphisms and immunological tests. Laboratory component providing hands-on experience with techniques commonly used in a forensic biology laboratory.