The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient is better suited for identification of DNA fingerprint profiles than band matching algorithms.
A database of DNA fingerprint profiles from permanently established human and animal cell lines was prepared with a computer program originally designed for numerical taxonomy of bacteria. Identifications of cell line DNA profiles were performed, both by the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient and by band matching. Under the conditions used the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was consistently more reliable.
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German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig.
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D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003720:Densitometry; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results