Interpreting DNA mixtures in structured populations

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 987-995

  Curran, James M ^a   Triggs, Christopher M ^b   Buckleton, John ^c   Weir, Bruce S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

DNA typing; Forensic science; Interpretation; Likelihood ratios; Mixed DNA profiles; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; EVOLUTION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0032863204     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs12028j     Document Type: Article

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