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INVESTIGATIVE GENETIC GENEALOGY [1 record]

Record 1 2023-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
  • Genetics
  • Genealogy
CONT

[The authors] use the term investigative genetic genealogy ... to describe the use of SNP-based [single-nucleotide polymorphism] relative matching combined with family tree research to produce investigative leads in criminal investigations and missing persons cases.

OBS

Forensic genetic genealogy ... emerged as a novel investigative tool in 2018 ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
  • Génétique
  • Généalogie
OBS

La généalogie génétique d'enquête permet de comparer l'ADN (acide désoxyribonucléique) anonyme d'une scène de crime aux profils ADN compilés par les sites Internet de généalogie génétique.

Spanish

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