Biology and genetics of new autosomal str loci useful for forensic DNA analysis

Forensic Science Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-26

  Butler, J M ^a   Hill, C R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autosomal genetic markers; CODIS STRs; Core loci; DNA typing; European Standard Set; Expanded U.S. core loci; Short tandem repeat (STR); STR kits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892728064     PISSN: 10427201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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