Validation of an STR peak area model

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 193-199

  Cowell, Robert G ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gamma model; PCR amplification; Peak area

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALLELES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67349248479     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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