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Exploring likelihood ratios assigned for siblings of the true mixture contributor as an alternate contributor.
Journal of forensic sciences - 1 May 2022
Kelly Hannah, Coble Michael, Kruijver Maarten, Wivell Richard, Bright Jo-Anne
Abstract excerpt
Relatives tend to have more DNA in common than unrelated people. The closer the biological relationship, the higher the chance of alleles being identical by descent between the individuals. Therefore, when considering a mixed DNA profile, close relatives of the true contributor may not always be excluded as a possible contributor to a mixture due to allele sharing. In these situations, it might be more...
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