Anthropology 2235A/B Lecture Notes - Human Taxonomy, Hypervariable Region, Cambridge Reference Sequence
25 Nov 2012
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Nuclear dna analysis history: rflp technique developed by jeffreys in 1988 was implemented quickly in the uk, us, and canada. Us private (cell mark 1988) and public (fbi 1988) labs developed. This is a key difference in the delivery of. The first key trial was in spring 1989 following a voir dire hearing. Rcmp lab, reported a match between mcnally and samples recovered from a 68-year-old woman. Mcnally, upon hearing the random match probability results (1 in several billion), changed his plea from not-guilty to guilty. The first major trial in ontario was r. vs. johnny terceira in oct. 1992. Exonerations based on dna lead to the innocence project in the us and the association in defence of the wrongfully convicted in canada. Labs today would be based on snps if things could be restarted because 19 snps can provide a match probability as high as 1 in 10 billion.
