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Extraction, Quantitation and Amplification

In this video, Dr Gavin Turbett deals with extraction, differential extraction, quantitation and amplification.

What are the different steps in forensic DNA profiling? Extraction, quantitation, amplification – you may have come across these terms while examining DNA evidence in a case or while reading about forensic DNA profiling. It is important to understand the scientific principles underlying these stages to meaningfully examine DNA evidence. Watch Dr Turbett explain these concepts in this video.

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