Factors affecting peak height variability for short tandem repeat data

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue , 2016, Pages 126-133

  Taylor, Duncan ^a,b   Buckleton, John ^b,d   Bright, Jo Anne ^c  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

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

Author keywords

Peak height variability; Stochastic effects; STR; STRmix

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEAK HEIGHT VARIABILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENETICS; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STANDARDS;

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84954108071     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2015.12.009     Document Type: Article

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