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faust18 [17]
3 years ago
13

How is mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) typing used in forensic science?

Biology
1 answer:
Rudiy273 years ago
3 0

Explanation:

<em>Mitochondrial DNA typing</em><em> </em><em>-</em>

This method is mainly used by forensic scientist who investigate crime scenes.

It involves the use of DNA from an unknown sample to match a DNA collected from a crime scene.

This method is normally used in special scenarios.

These scenarios include:

1) When the DNA is discarded.

2) When the sample does not contain nuclear DNA.

From the description above we can now answer the question as follows:

an unknown nuclear mtDNA is matched to a nuclear mtDNA found at a crime scene.

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