An Introduction to Forensic Genetics for Non-geneticists

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Synopsis
This book aims to enable non-experts in Genetics to understand the contribution of this science to resolve civil or criminal litigations, analysing evidence of human and non-human origins. The main difficulties in the comprehension and misuse of the results of Forensic Genetics reside in the lack of effective communication between geneticists and the users of the produced information (as lawyers and judges) and do not arise primarily from the lack of knowledge of genetics. Therefore, instead of a classical handbook we use a question-and-answer approach, which meets this interfacial essence. Questions that can be addressed by genetic expertise are typified and for each of them we provide the possible expert report, presenting the essential biological and statistical genetics background in the form of boxes/appendices, along with exemplary cases. Legal, ethical, and theoretical limitations of Forensic Genetics are discussed, formulating questions that cannot, or should not, be addressed by this applied science.
Copyright:
2023

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781003836629
Related ISBNs:
9781003266716, 9781032210971, 9781032210964
Publisher:
CRC Press
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Copyrighted By:
Antonio Amorim and Nádia Pinto, CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Science, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Medicine
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Bookshare Staff
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