Commentary on: Budowle B, Onorato AJ, Callaghan TF, della Manna A, Gross AM, Guerrieri RA, Luttman JC, McClure DL. Mixture interpretation: Defining the relevant features for guidelines for the assessment of mixed DNA profiles in forensic casework. J Forensic Sci 2009;54(4):810-21

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 265-268

  Gill, Peter ^a   Buckleton, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HUMAN; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 74249085714     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01257.x     Document Type: Letter

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