Addressing the use of phylogenetics for identification of sequences in error in the SWGDAM mitochondrial DNA database

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1256-1261

  Budowle, Bruce ^a   Polanskey, Deborah ^a   Allard, Marc W ^b   Chakraborty, Ranajit ^c  

^a FBI LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogenetics; Sequence error; SWGDAM database

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; DNA SEQUENCE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENETIC DATABASE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 7544223352     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004044     Document Type: Review

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