- 1. Questions and Evidence
- The Scientific Method Isn't Just for Sixth Grade
- Physical vs. Circumstantial Evidence
- Forensic Processes
- Individualization
- 2. What is DNA?
- The Cell
- Deoxyribonucleic Acid
- Complementary Base Pairs
- Polymorphisms
- Where Do Babies Come From?
- 3. Identifying and Isolating DNA
- Out of the Fabric - Presumptive Testing
- And into Chemicals
- Four Isolation Techniques
- How Much?
- Is It Good Enough?
- 4. Genotyping Methods
- Thanks, Mom and Dad
- RFLP
- STR
- Mitochondria
- Why Use the Y?
- Lets Talk about Sex
- 5. Degraded and Contaminated Samples
- Real Life Isn't Like the Movies
- Degraded DNA
- Contaminated DNA
- Mixed DNA
- Not Enough DNA - LCN
- 6. Strength of DNA Evidence
- A Match?
- A Match!
- When Is It Good Enough?
- Who Invited These Two Guys to Dinner?
- DNA Profile: A Unique Indentifier