Molecular genetic examination

Abstract

In the modern world, new technologies which influence and help to find possible new ways to investigate crimes are developing at the speed of light. However, many problems exist with the practical application of these systems. Molecular genetic examination – an independent branch of forensic technology that helps to know with almost complete precision who is directly related to a crime and who is not – is one of the most popular methods of this nature for investigators. As a result of this technique, specialists weed out a circle of irrelevant people for any given situation. Today, there are many options for conducting such an examination, but they are still not entirely perfect. This research involved interviews with DNA lab specialists in Ukraine, who explained some of the main problems with this method and how they might be addressed in future. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to identify problematic elements of this method and to enlist scientists in eliminating them. These problems will be discussed in several ways to explain them more understandably. This article will also consider classical genetic approaches in this area and highlight the prospects for their further development.