Evaluating forensic DNA mixtures with contributors of different structured ethnic origins: A computer software

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 248-249

  Hu, Yue Qing ^a   Fung, Wing K ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computer software; DNA mixtures; Ethnic origins; Likelihood ratio; Population structure

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; EVALUATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; INTERNET; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; DNA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; SOFTWARE; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0041929161     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-003-0378-3     Document Type: Article

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