ABSTRACT
Since the mid-1990s, DNA testing in the eld of forensic science has increased dramatically. Standardized and accredited crime scene processing and laboratory protocols,
12.1 Introduction 317 12.2 Felid Forensic DNA Testing 321
12.2.1 Case Studies 322 12.2.2 Development of a Forensic Typing System for Genetic Individualization
of Domestic Cat Samples 324 12.2.3 Validation Studies of Cat Multiplex 328
12.3 Canine Forensic DNA Testing 330 12.3.1 Case A Details-Fatal Dog Attack 332 12.3.2 Case B Details-Homicide 333
12.4 Bovine Forensic DNA Testing 335 12.5 Wildlife Forensic DNA Testing 337
12.5.1 mtDNA in Species Testing 339 12.5.2 Species Identication Using Loci on Mitochondrial Genome 340 12.5.3 Mitochondrial Sequence Analysis 341 12.5.4 SNP Analysis 342 12.5.5 Conclusions on Animal Testing 342
Acknowledgments 342 References 343
statistical models and analytical techniques for human DNA analysis has elevated this forensic science tool to the point of being the “gold standard” against which other forensic sciences are measured. As more research provides a deeper understanding of DNA analysis, applications have begun to span beyond the realm of human forensic science and into the area of nonhuman forensic DNA analysis.
