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Detecting errors in mtDNA data by phylogenetic analysis.
International journal of legal medicine - 1 Oct 2001
Bandelt H J, Lahermo P, Richards M, Macaulay V
Abstract excerpt
Sequencing and documenting a sample of homologous DNA stretches is prone to copying errors in a way rather analogous to the biological replication process. Previous attempts at obtaining representative mtDNA sequences, typically of the control region, for evolutionary studies or forensic purposes have yielded rather unsatisfactory results in many cases. The key ingredient in pinpointing problems with given data...
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