The paradigm shift in DNA profile interpretation
Jo-Anne Bright
Duncan Taylor
Simone Gittelson
John S. Buckleton
10.26091/ESRNZ.7963913.v1
https://research.esr.cri.nz/articles/online_resource/The_paradigm_shift_in_DNA_profile_interpretation/7963913
<p>DNA mixtures occur when two or
more individuals contribute to a sample. Mixtures can vary greatly in
complexity. Key variables are the number of donors, the template amount of each
donor’s DNA, and the level of DNA degradation of each donor. There is little
published material that we can find about behaviours relating to the limits of
DNA mixture interpretation in the 90s and 00s. From our own personal knowledge,
we recall that two-person mixtures were regularly examined in the 90s and that
a ratio of 10:1 was considered a reasonable limit beyond which the profile was
considered too complex to interpret. Three-person and higher order mixtures
were seldom attempted.</p>
2019-04-09 02:42:47
DNA Profile Interpretation
Paradigm Shift
Forensic Science
DNA Mixtures
Forensic Biology