Development of guidelines to designate alleles using an STR multiplex system

Forensic Science International

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 185-197

  Gill, P ^a   Sparkes, R ^a   Kimpton, C ^a  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automation; Expert system; Interpretation; STR

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION;

EID: 0030769705     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(97)00131-X     Document Type: Article

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