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Figure 8 of Mitochondrial DNA Analysis at the FBI Laboratory by Isenberg and Moore (Forensic Science Communications, July 1999)

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July 1999 - Volume 1 - Number 2


Mitochondrial DNA Analysis at the FBI Laboratory

Figure 8
Chromatogram of DNA Sequence

Figure 8: Chromatogram of DNA Sequence

The automated sequencing instrument generates a chromatogram showing the emission of the fluorescent dyes as they pass the detector in the instrument. The order of these dyes corresponds to the order of the bases in the DNA. Thus, a DNA sequence can be read straight from the chromatogram.

 

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