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Inference of human geographic origins using Alu insertion polymorphisms.
Forensic science international - 29 Oct 2005
Ray David A, Walker Jerilyn A, Hall Ashley, Llewellyn Barbara, Ballantyne Jack, Christian Allen T, Turteltaub Kenneth, Batzer Mark A
Abstract excerpt
The inference of an individual's geographic ancestry or origin can be critical in narrowing the field of potential suspects in a criminal investigation. Most current technologies rely on single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes to accomplish this task. However, SNPs can introduce homoplasy into an analysis since they can be identical-by-state. We introduce the use of insertion polymorphisms based on short...
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