- 01 Introduction
- 02 Biology of DNA
- 03 Practical Issues Specific to DNA Evidence
- 04 Introduction to the Forensic DNA Laboratory
- 05 Assuring Quality in DNA Testing
- 06 Understanding a Forensic DNA Lab Report
- 07 Statistics and Population Genetics
- 08 Mitochondrial DNA & Y-STR Analysis
- 09 Forensic DNA Databases
- 10 Collection of DNA Evidence from Suspects and Arrestees
- 11 Pretrial DNA Evidence Issues
- 12 Victim Issues
- 13 Trial Presentation
- 14 Postconviction DNA Cases
- 15 Emerging Trends
Principles of Forensic DNA
for Officers of the Court
for Officers of the Court
Module 8 :: mtDNA & Y-STR
Topic 2 :: mtDNA Laboratory Analysis
Data Presentation
An mtDNA report is similar to an STR report. One exception is the format of data presentation if a laboratory chooses to report the DNA sequence data in a tabular form. An mtDNA data table shows the nucleotides in the analyzed samples that are different from those of a published standard mtDNA reference sequence (termed the Anderson sequence or Cambridge Reference Sequence [CRS]). All other nucleotides, of the 700 or so that are analyzed, match the CRS and are not shown in the table. The CRS provides both a benchmark and a shorthand method for comparing multiple samples in a case.
For more information on laboratory reports, see Module 6.
