BIO313: Forensic DNA Analysis

Provides advanced theoretical and practical training in DNA-profiling techniques relevant to forensic science. Includes mitochondrial DNA analysis and its applicability to identifying disaster victims, and the application of DNA-marker technologies to wildlife forensics and ancient DNA analysis. The use of short tandem repeats (STR; DNA-profiling), quantitative PCR and mitochondrial DNA sequencing as well as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) and Y-chromosome analysis in identifying perpetrators of crime will be explored in the content of actual forensic cases.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal
Contact Time	Lectures/workshops: 3 hours per week; laboratories: 4 hours per week.
Prerequisites	BIO202 Molecular Biology I or BIO212 Genetic Engineering.
Exclusions	Students who have successfully completed BIO373 Forensic Investigation may not enrol in this unit for credit.
School	School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
Unit Coordinator	Dr Peter Spencer Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: P.Spencer@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Phone: Prefix: +618
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Peter Spencer (P.Spencer@murdoch.edu.au) Murdoch Campus MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)