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Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court

Y-STR Profiles

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It is important to note that, unlike the situation with autosomal STRs, it is not possible to distinguish fathers, sons, and brothers because, barring rare mutations, they all possess the same Y-STR profile. Some laboratories will emphasize this by including a statement to that effect in their reports.

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