New Zealand population data at five VNTR loci: Validation as databases for forensic identity testing

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 109-117

  Hamilton, J F ^a   Starling, L ^a   Cordiner, S J ^a   Monahan, D L ^a   Buckleton, J S ^b   Chambers, G K ^c   Weir, B S ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Forensic databases; Forensic science; HinfI; New Zealand population; VNTR

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; IDENTITY; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION GENETIC PARAMETERS; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0029942075     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(96)72575-3     Document Type: Article

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