Use of subpopulation data in Australian forensic DNA casework

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 238-246

  Walsh, Simon J ^a,b   Mitchell, R John ^c   Torpy, Fraser ^a   Buckleton, John S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AFP Forensic Services   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aboriginal Australians; Australia; DNA profiling; Forensic; Forensic statistics; Heterogeneity; Microsatellites; Population genetics; STR

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ABORIGINE; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT;

ALLELES; AUSTRALIA; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 34548505776     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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