History and development of commercial short tandem repeat kits for forensic DNA analysis in the United Kingdom

History and development of commercial short tandem repeat kits for forensic DNA analysis in the United Kingdom

Your answer should include an overview of the history of forensic STR profiling including a critical evaluation of the choice of markers used, number and type of STRs and compatibility with challenging forensic sample types.
[~1000 words excluding references and appendix, 60% weighting]

To complete this essay, you will be provided with 15 information sources, preventing the requirement for you to undertake your own literature search. It is up to you how many you cite in this essay and you do not necessarily need to use all of them. For in-text citations, you can use the Vancouver (numbered) or Harvard style (name, year) as long as you are consistent.