title: Analysis of DNA fingerprinting data in cases of disputed paternity.
abstract: DNA fingerprinting is proving to be of great use in the establishment of the relatedness between individuals. Models are presented to assess the probabilities of DNA fingerprints as a means of establishing the paternity of a disputed offspring. The simplest models make a variety of unrealistic assumptions and an outline is presented of how the assumptions of fingerprint band population frequency equality and mutation rate constancy can be relaxed to produce a more realistic and powerful model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Brookfield
mesh_terms: D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010334:Paternity; D010375:Pedigree; D011153:Population; D011336:Probability