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Internship – Seminar II

January 30, 3022

FORENSIC DNA
by Junadel Largo Kato, RMT

DNA EVIDENCE
 Philippibe National Police Forensic DNA Laboratory
o 1988 – started worldwide
o 2001 – started in the Philippines; forensic DNA
laboratory was activated
o 2012 – NEW DNA building was inaugurated
o 2013 – CODIS (Combined DNA Index System)
database was installed
 is the generic term used to describe the  Elements that are not detected in the nuclear DNA can be
FBI’s program of support for criminal justice found in the mitochondrial DNA
DNA databases, as well as the software  Only nuclear DNA is available in the Philippines
used to run these databases  mtDNA is more reliable and specific and can even detect
o 2014 – Joined interpol DNA Gateway disease
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA
 DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid): the abbreviation for  The mitochondrial DNA passes from generation to generation
deoxyribonucleic acid, which is the genetic material by maternal lineage.
present in the cells of all living organisms. DNA is  Found where nuclear DNA doesn’t exist
fundamental building block for an individual’s entire  Stable; Exceptionally hardy
genetic make-up  Not yet available in PNP DNA Laboratory
 Cell: the smallest component of life capable of
independent reproduction and from which DNA is isolated
for forensic analysis.
 Chromosome: the biological structure by which
hereditary information is physically transmitted from one
generation to the next `
 DVI: Disaster Victim Identification

 FSS: Forensic Science Seervice


 Releasing of Report : approx.. 30 days
 Latent Prints: Finger prints
MODULE 2: DNA EVIDENCE COLLECTION
COLLECTION PROCEDURES

 Transfer includes part of the DNA from the suspect that can
be found in the victim
 Collect samples from the victim to serve as a control

 STR: Short Tandem Repeats

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