Article
Forensic application of a rapid and quantitative DNA sex test by amplification of the X-Y homologous gene amelogenin.
International journal of legal medicine - 1 Jan 1994
Mannucci A, Sullivan K M, Ivanov P L, Gill P
Abstract excerpt
Gender identification of forensic samples was determined by amplifying a segment of the X-Y homologous gene amelogenin. Using a single pair of primers spanning part of the first intron, 106 bp and 112 bp PCR products were generated from the X and Y homologues respectively, which were then resolve...
Topics
- Alleles
- Amelogenin
- Bone and Bones
- Chromosome Mapping
- Dental Enamel Proteins
- Disasters
- Female
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
- Humans
- Male
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Postmortem Changes
- Sequence Homology
- Sex Determination Analysis
- X Chromosome
- Y Chromosome