Mitichondrial DBA Flashcards
(8 cards)
Control region
Two hypervariable regions, can be amplified and sequenced.
Sequence variability
Differences in matches of sequences. , useful for exclusions, mammy people may match.
Why MtDNS
Obtained from old bones, she’d gators nails or other tootsies, when nuclear DNA cannot be recovered. Examples include Vietnam, MIA, the Czar, …
Mt DNA and hair
In a case where hair stand was consistent, only 9 of 80 matched. Was dropped off charges.
Mt DNA in forensic
Aged skeleton remains, armed forces DNA identification lab. Vietnam unknown soldier is known.
The James and younger gang
After civil war, fought for the south, railroads can take over land. So they robbed trains. James brothers had hefty bounties. Buried in Missouri. But actually he escaped to Texas and lived to be 104 years old. Tested the bodies and compared to Jesse James. Was actually buried in Missouri. Then Texas decides to exhume the body and fine out its a girl.
Lindberrgh baby
50,000 dollar ransom, then a buddy was found. Bruno Hauptman was accused and executed. But finds out that he is not the Lindbergh baby.
Species identification and MtDNA
Deer accident, car totaled, insurance guy doesn’t like it. Cross checked the hair’s, actually dog hair that was glued to the car. Another Species ID case in the UP. Lots of situations with animals at his bear bait is. Guy thinks it’s big foot moving the log to eat the bait. Was actually racoon the whole time. Last case: Micheal Hayden and the dogs. Pat Zemon found dead from a shotgun wounds. Women thinks her boyfriend was involved because he was jealous and violent. Haydon recorded her conversations on a tape. Raped her and let her go. She thinks he killed the guy mistaking him for her lover. A year later no evidence new detective, tape lifts, found many of them. Frye hearing: is the technique I used a valid and widely used. Still no trial because b no murder weapon. But in jail haydon talked the split shot he used I’m another murder and he was snitches on.
