Enzymatic removal of Numts from Panthera tigris DNA samples

Forensic mitochondrial DNA analysis is a vital investigative tool for wildlife casework, but numts continue to complicate DNA analysis. A major goal of wildlife forensic DNA analysis is to identify non-human biological evidence to its taxonomic source. Species identification is accomplished by seque...

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Main Authors: James Creecy, Billi Coil, Kaitlyn Hickey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666937424000088