Mitochondrial Dna (Mtdna)
An often small (~16,500 bp in humans), circular DNA molecule located in eukaryotic mitochondria that is typically maternally inherited; the resistance to degradation and presence of multiple copies of mtDNA in each cell make it useful with samples originating from limited or damaged biological material.
Committee
Human Forensic Biology
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 130 Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Amplification Methods for Subsequent Capillary Electrophoresis Sequencing. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2021.
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