›› 2008, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (6): 457-460.

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Application of DNA Labeling Technology in Forensic Botany

ZNANG XIAN, LI JING-LIN, ZHANG XIANG-YU (WEST CHINA SCHOOL OF PRECLINICAL AND FORENSIC MEDICINE, SICHUAN UNIVERSITY, CHENGDU 610041, CHINA)   

  • Online:2008-12-25 Published:2008-12-28

Abstract: Forensic botany is a study of judicial plant evidence. Recently, researches on DNA labeling technology have been a mainstream of forensic botany. The article systematically reviews various types of DNA labeling techniques in forensic botany with enumerated practical cases, as well as the potential forensic application of each individual technique. The advantages of the DNA labeling technology over traditional morphological taxonomic methods are also summarized.

Key words: forensic medicine, botany, DNA molecular markers