Understanding DNA results within the case context: Importance of the alternative proposition

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue DEC, 2013, Pages

  McKenna, Louise ^a  

^a Forensic Science Laboratory Dulin Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alternative proposition; DNA; Evidence evaluation; Nearby defence; Pre case assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892396583     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2013.00242     Document Type: Note

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