Representing and solving complex DNA identification cases using Bayesian networks

International Congress Series

Volumn 1288, Issue , 2006, Pages 484-491

  Dawid, A P ^a   Mortera, J ^b   Vicard, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; DNA profile; Missed allele; Mutation; Null allele; Object oriented; Paternity testing; Silent allele

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645914429     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2005.09.115     Document Type: Article

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