Probability of Paternity in Paternity Testing Using the DNA Fingerprint Procedure

For the purpose of applying DNA fingerprinting to paternity testing, we established a general formula to calculate the probability of paternity and evaluated the ability of DNA fingerprinting to determine paternity.

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Published in:Human heredity 1989, Vol.39 (3), p.165-169
Main Authors: Honma, Masamitsu, Ishiyama, Ikuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution
Humans
Male
Nucleotide Mapping
Original Paper
Original Papers
Paternity
Paternity testing
Polymorphism, Genetic
Probability
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Summary:For the purpose of applying DNA fingerprinting to paternity testing, we established a general formula to calculate the probability of paternity and evaluated the ability of DNA fingerprinting to determine paternity.
ISSN:0001-5652
1423-0062
DOI:10.1159/000153853