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Population Genetics and Statistics for Forensic Analysts

Alleles with Low Frequencies

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The NRC II (1996 National Research Council Report) report recommends using a five event minimum allele frequency for rare alleles. This frequency is calculated using 5/2n where n is the number of alleles in the database.

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