Forensic genetics through the lens of Lewontin: population structure, ancestry and race.

doi:10.1098/rstb.2020.0422

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Forensic genetics through the lens of Lewontin: population structure, ancestry and race.

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 6 Jun 2022

Jobling Mark A

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In his famous 1972 paper, Richard Lewontin used 'classical' protein-based markers to show that greater than 85% of human genetic diversity was contained within, rather than between, populations. At that time, these same markers also formed the basis of forensic technology aiming to identify individuals. This review describes the evolution of forensic genetic methods into DNA profiling, and how the field has...

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Forensic Genetics
Genetics, Population
Humans
Phenotype
Pigmentation
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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PMID: 35430883
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0422
PMCID: PMC9014189

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