ABSTRACT
Ivan Balazs, Michael Baird, Keven McElfresh, and Robert Shaler Lifecodes Corporation, Sawmill River Road, Valhalla, NY 10595 USA
3.1 INTRODUCTION
The main objective of this chapter is to provide general information on the basic procedures used in the processing of samples for DNA profiling. The main topics covered are: sample preservation, extraction of DNA from evidentiary material, estimation of the integrity and amount of DNA, and effect of environment on recovered DNA. The final part of this chapter gives a general outline of the procedures utilized for the fractionation and analysis of extracted DNA.
