Can simple population genetic models reconcile partial match frequencies observed in large forensic databases?

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-108

  Mueller, Laurence D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA typing; Offender database; Population substructure

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ETHNIC GROUP; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETICS; HUMAN; PARENT; POPULATION GENETICS; REVIEW; SIBLING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATABASES, GENETIC; ETHNIC GROUPS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; PARENTS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 50249118332     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 00221333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-008-0016-4     Document Type: Review

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