The statistical evaluation of DNA mixtures with contributors from different ethnic groups

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-86

  Fung, Wing K ^a   Hu, Yue Qing ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DNA mixtures; Ethnic groups; Forensic science; Likelihood ratio; Population structure

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ETHNIC GROUP; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NEGRO; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALLELES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DNA; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS;

EID: 0036910926     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140100256     Document Type: Article

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