Accuracy Rates of Sex Estimation by Forensic Anthropologists through Comparison with <scp>DNA</scp> Typing Results in Forensic Casework

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A common task in forensic anthropology involves the estimation of the biological sex of a decedent by exploiting the sexual dimorphism between males and females. Estimation methods are often based on analysis of skeletal collections of known sex and most include a research-based accuracy rate. However, the accuracy rates of sex estimation methods in actual forensic casework have rarely been studied. This article...

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