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Edexcel Concept & Context Led Approaches: DNA Fingerprinting

A2 Unit 4 Topic 6: Infection, immunity and forensics

Students will be assessed on their ability to:
(5) Describe how DNA profiling is used for identification and determining genetic relationships between organisms (plants and organisms)
(20) describe how to determine the time of death of a mammal by examining the extent of decomposition, stage of succession, forensic entomology, body temperature and degree of muscle contraction

UPDATED: 26th February 2008
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