…Memorial Drive residence. This search happened on September 11, 1983. Several items were kept in custody until modern technology could tell us more. Mitochondrial DNA showed that Stephen Mudko was…
Search Results for: mitochondrial DNA
Sum it Up! #48
…Mary College. The key to solving the riddle would be finding enough mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in the sample to get a profile to compare with the family’s mtDNA. Fortunately, the…
Was Claude Jones Wrongly Executed?
…the decision. Not long after Jones’ conviction, a new mitochondrial-DNA test came into use that could have identified the hair with far more certainty than that microscope analysis — a…
Henry IV and Louis XVI Lacked Royal Blood
…conducted mitochondrial DNA tests in 2000 using samples from Marie-Antoinette, her sisters Maria Johanna Gabriela and Maria Josepha, their mother, Maria Theresa, and two living direct descendants in strict maternal…
Sum it up! #2
…one Cora had on her torso.” That scar was examined for mitochondrial DNA (from the maternal line) and as it turned out, does not match the mitochondrial DNA in other…
Elodie Kulik and familial DNA
…French STR DNA database. It holds about 1,800,000 profiles. The identification was based on confirming the Y-chromosome DNA from the putative father, an STR profile from the mother, and finally…
DNA techniques
…cell can use. Mitochondria contain their own DNA which can also be forensically profiled. The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) exists in circular form, similar to the arrangement of DNA in bacteria….
Lapointe: DNA does not match
…match Lapointe. Also, a pubic hair found on Mrs. Martin’s sweater contained mitochondrial DNA — the DNA contributed by the individual’s mother that did not match either Lapointe or Mrs….
DNA ties Patricia Smith to the Bennetts
…conference later today. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation recently tied the two 1984 cases together through a DNA match, said Steve Davis, spokesman for the Lakewood Police Department. The match…
DNA Profiling in Cold Cases – The UK Process
…refer to it as Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA profiling whilst Key Forensic Services Limited offers DNAXtra, and LGC Forensics offers DNA SenCE. For simplicity, I’ll refer to the technique…