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On the probability of matching DNA fingerprints.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 7 Feb 1992

Risch N J, Devlin B

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Forensic scientists commonly assume that DNA fingerprint patterns are infrequent in the general population and that genotypes are independent across loci. To test these assumptions, the number of matching DNA patterns in two large databases from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and from Lifecodes was determined. No deviation from independence across loci in either database was apparent. For the Lifecodes...

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Black People
DNA Fingerprinting
Databases, Factual
False Positive Reactions
Forensic Medicine
Gene Frequency
Genotype
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Polymorphism, Genetic
Probability
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid

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United States

White People

Black or African American

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PMID: 1738844
DOI: 10.1126/science.1738844

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