Forensic use of Y-chromosome DNA: a general overview

Human Genetics

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 621-635

  Kayser, Manfred ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; CONSANGUINITY; DISASTER VICTIM; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMAN; PATERNITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; REVIEW; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; Y CHROMOSOME; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; MALE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 85015663393     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: 14321203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-017-1776-9     Document Type: Review

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