Interpreting low template DNA profiles

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Balding, David J ^a   Buckleton, John ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Drop in; Drop out; Garside and Bates; Low copy number; LTDNA; Masking

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CRIME; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA REPLICATION; DNA TEMPLATE; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; LEGAL EVIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBABILITY;

EID: 70749148393     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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