Statistical analysis of data for three British ethnic groups from a new STR multiplex

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-9

  Evett, I W ^a   Gill, P D ^a   Lambert, J A ^a   Oldroyd, N ^a   Frazier, R ^a   Watson, S ^a   Panchal, S ^a   Connolly, A ^a   Kimpton, C ^a  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afro Caribbean; Asian; British; Caucasian; DNA; Exact test; Hardy Weinberg; Population genetics; Statistics; STR; Wahlund

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030742278     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02441017     Document Type: Article

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