Article
The 'factor of two' issue in mixed DNA profiles.
Journal of theoretical biology - 21 Dec 2014
Taylor Duncan, Bright Jo-Anne, Buckleton John
Abstract excerpt
A commonly used idea in forensic fields is known as the 'hierarchy of propositions'. DNA analysts commonly report at the sub-source level in the hierarchy. This means that they simply comment on the probability of the evidence for the given propositions that consider contributors that lead to a DNA profile and not on the source of specific biological components, not the activity that led to the transfer or the...
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