title: A continuous model for interpreting the positions of bands in DNA locus-specific work.
abstract: A simple but rigorous approach is offered for evaluating the evidential value of single locus DNA autoradiographs. This approach does not use a binning technique and it does not treat alleles as discrete variables. Instead, the allele distribution is considered to be continuous. The variation between two comparable bands is assessed using previously determined experimental parameters. The Bayesian treatment leads to an expression of the "quality of a match".
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buckleton
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Triggs
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001345:Autoradiography; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D001801:Blood Stains; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D004247:DNA / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008957:Models, Genetic
chemical_list: D004247:DNA