Human-Genetic Ancestry Inference and False Positives in Forensic Familial Searching

Human-Genetic Ancestry Inference and False Positives in Forensic Familial Searching

In forensic familial search methods, a query DNA profile is tested against a database to determine if the query profile represents a close relative of a database entrant. One challenge for familial search is that the calculations may require specification of allele frequencies for the unknown popula...

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Main Authors: Alyssa Lyn Fortier, Jaehee Kim, Noah A. Rosenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2020-08-01
Series:G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
Subjects:
ancestry
false positives
familial identification
population genetics
relatedness
Online Access:http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.120.401473

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