Significant genetic correlations among Caucasians at forensic DNA loci

Heredity

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 583-589

  Balding, David J ^a,b   Nichols, Richard A ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA profile; F(ST); Forensic science; Metropolis algorithm; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031172420     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1997.97     Document Type: Article

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