The course is aimed at developing student’s knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles and applications of forensic genetics. Topics of emphasis will include; Human genetic diversity, the origin and types of mutations/variations in DNA, DNA damage and repair, composition and organization of the human genome with respect to repetitive DNA, mutation accumulation and population diversity, meiosis and the molecular basis of hereditary, information in DNA, DNA variations in human populations: Hardy-Weinberg equation, genetic drift, Bayes theorem, human inference from DNA data, discovery of DNA fingerprinting, DNA amplification technology, modern DNA fingerprinting, mitochondrial and Y chromosome analysis in forensic science future trends in forensic genetics, case studies in forensic genetics.
- Teacher: Joel Ogwang
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