Article
Population genetics in forensic DNA typing.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 20 Dec 1991
Lewontin R C, Hartl D L
Abstract excerpt
Variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) sequences are used to link defendants with crimes by matching DNA patterns. The probative value of a match is often calculated by multiplying together the estimated frequencies with which each particular VNTR pattern occurs in a reference database. However, this method is liable to potentially serious errors because ethnic subgroups within major racial categories exhibit...
Topics
- Alleles
- Blood Group Antigens
- DNA Fingerprinting
- DNA Probes
- Ethnicity
- Gene Frequency
- Genetics, Medical
- Genetics, Population
- Humans
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- United States
- White People