Application of random match probability calculations to mixed str profiles

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 474-485

  Bille, Todd ^a   Bright, Jo Anne ^b   Buckleton, John ^b  

^a National Laboratory Center   (United States)

^b MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Forensic DNA interpretation; Forensic science; Low template; Mixtures; Random match probability; Short tandem repeat

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMAN; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY;

EID: 84875493894     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12067     Document Type: Article

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