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Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court

Approaches to Mixture Interpretation

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Once biological interpretations have been made, statistical weight is often provided for the sample depending on laboratory policy. Several approaches to perform the calculations exist within the forensic DNA community.

These approaches depend on the biological interpretation, statistical programs in use at the specific laboratory and facts of each case.

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