NIJ Training Course for Forensic DNA Officers of the Court: Evaluating Major and Minor Contributors in a Laboratory Report
An interactive tool used to supplement the NIJ online training course entitled 'STR Data Analysis and Interpretation for Forensic Analysts', as outlined in the sixth learning module, 'Data Interpretation & Allele Calls'. This brief animation shows how major and minor contributors can be distinguishable in a DNA forensic lab report in the presence of alleles with contrasting signal intensities.
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