Mutation rates for 20 STR loci in a population from São Paulo state, Southeast, Brazil
Short tandem repeats (STRs) are genetic markers largely employed in forensic analysis and paternity investigation cases. When an inconsistency between the parent and child is considered as a possible mutation, the mutation rate should be incorporated into paternity index calculations to give a robus...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Annals of Human Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2017.1371222 |