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DNA Forensics - Identifying an unknown sample using DNA sequencing

This tutorial was developed by:
Dr Mike Bunce, Dr Peter Spencer and Emma McLay (Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia) and the Biomatters team
The aim of this module is to edit and analyse some "raw" DNA sequence data to determine the origin of a biological sample from a wildlife forensic case.

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Introduction: The illegal trade in wildlife and bear bile
Exercise 1: Using DNA as a wildlife forensic tool
Exercise 2: Editing a chromatogram
Exercise 3: BLASTing your unknown sequence
Exercise 4: Build a phylogenetic tree