Amplification
An increase in the number of copies of a specific DNA fragment. In forensic DNA testing laboratories, this refers to the use of the PCR technique to produce many more copies of fragments at specific genetic loci from samples of known and unknown origin for the purpose of generating DNA profiles for comparison.
Committee
Human Forensic Biology
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 115 Standard for Training in Forensic Short Tandem Repeat Typing Methods using Amplification, DNA Separation, and Allele Detection. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2020.
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