DNA transfer: Informed judgment or mere guesswork?

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue DEC, 2013, Pages

  Champod, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Contact DNA; Evaluation; Expert testimony; Forensic science; Weight of evidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892411403     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2013.00300     Document Type: Note

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