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The debate on the statistics of forensic DNA profiling has been dominated by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) data. However, conventional population genetic analyses require unequivocal identification of homozygotes and that is not, in general, possible with RFLP profiles. This has added to the air of confusion which has characterised the debate.
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Evett, I.W., Buckleton, J.S. (1996). Statistical analysis of STR data. In: Carracedo, A., Brinkmann, B., Bär, W. (eds) 16th Congress of the International Society for Forensic Haemogenetics (Internationale Gesellschaft für forensische Hämogenetik e.V.), Santiago de Compostela, 12–16 September 1995. Advances in Forensic Haemogenetics, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80029-0_20
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