The probability of achieving full allelic representation for LCN-STR profiling of haploid cells

Science and Justice

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 168-171

  Lucy, D ^a   Curran, J M ^b   Pirie, A A ^c   Gill, P ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Lothian and Borders Police   (United Kingdom)

^d FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haploid cells; Sample size

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DONOR; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENE LOCUS; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; LASER MICRODISSECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBABILITY; SEXUAL CRIME;

ALLELES; CELL COUNT; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOIDY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PROBABILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 36148998043     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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