Relatedness and DNA: Are we taking it seriously enough?

Forensic Science International

Volumn 152, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 115-119

  Buckleton, John ^a   Triggs, Christopher M ^b  

^a MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

DNA interpretation; Match probability; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SIMILARITY; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 20544439038     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.07.020     Document Type: Article

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