Genetic structure of forensic populations.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ·Vol. 89 ·No. 7 ·1992-04-01 ·Pages 2556-60

Morton NE

Abstract

DNA-based identification depends on the probability that two different individuals have the same phenotype, which is given by kinship theory. Together with the large and consistent body of evidence on human population structure, kinship theory provides a sound basis for forensic use of DNA markers.

MeSH Terms

DNA Fingerprinting/methods Forensic Medicine Gene Frequency Genetics, Population Humans Probability

Authors & Affiliations

1 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Morton N E

Cancer Research Campaign Research Group in Genetic Epidemiology, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, United Kingdom.

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Article Info

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Abbr.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

ISSN

0027-8424

DOI

10.1073/pnas.89.7.2556

Published

1992-04-01

Pages

2556-60

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7505876

PMCID

PMC48700

Subset

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