Human Hair Shaft Volume and Mitochondrial DNA Recovery

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dc.contributor.advisorArthur Eisenberg
dc.contributor.committeeMemberJoseph Warren
dc.contributor.committeeMemberJohn Planz
dc.creatorKreikemeier, Melissa A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T21:36:20Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T21:36:20Z
dc.date.issued2007-08-01
dc.date.submitted2014-02-24T07:00:05-08:00
dc.description.abstractKreikemeier, Melissa A., Human Hair Shaft Volume and Mitochondrial DNA Recovery. Master’s of Science (Biomedical Science, Emphasis in Forensic Genetics) August, 2007, 54 pp., 6 tables, 26 figures, References, 45 titles. The goal of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between hair volume and amount of amplified mtDNA for all head hair samples, as well as among the three major ethnic groups, different hair colors, and different donors. This relationship could be used to determine how much of a hair sample is needed for extraction so that enough mtDNA PCR product is obtained, while preserving forensic hair samples and avoiding unnecessary consumption of evidence. Amplification success rates were also calculated for each of these categories to determine if the findings coincided with previously published literature.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29454
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectCell and Developmental Biology
dc.subjectGenetics and Genomics
dc.subjectInvestigative Techniques
dc.subjectLife Sciences
dc.subjectMedical Cell Biology
dc.subjectMedical Genetics
dc.subjectMedical Microbiology
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectOther Genetics and Genomics
dc.subjectHuman hair shaft volume
dc.subjectmitochondrial DNA recovery
dc.subjecthair volume
dc.subjectamplified mtDNA
dc.subjectforensic genetics
dc.subjecthead hair samples
dc.subjectPCR
dc.subjectconsumption of evidence
dc.subjectamplification success rates
dc.titleHuman Hair Shaft Volume and Mitochondrial DNA Recovery
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thesis.degree.departmentGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences
thesis.degree.disciplineForensic Genetics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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