Paternity probability when a relative of the father is an alleged father

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 223-230

  Lee, J W ^a   Lee, H S ^a   Park, M ^b   Hwang, J J ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coancestry coefficient; DNA; Forensic science; Genetic relationship; Genetics; Paternity; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; COURT; DNA DETERMINATION; FATHER; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; MALE; PATERNITY TEST; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PROBABILITY; RELATIVE; SIBLING;

EID: 0032824807     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(99)72053-8     Document Type: Article

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