Authenticity of ancient-DNA results: A statistical approach

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 240-250

  Spencer, Matthew ^a,b   Howe, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3242672316     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/422826     Document Type: Article

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