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International Journal of Legal Medicine
Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine 2/2017

01-03-2017 | Short Communication

Paternity calculations in a di-spermy case

Authors: Bruce Budowle, Christina Capt, Ranajit Chakraborty, Jianye Ge

Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine | Issue 2/2017

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Abstract

In a criminal paternity case, which involved analysis of the product of conception, a rare circumstance was observed. The product of conception was triploidy, apparently due to an egg fertilized by two sperm. Since there is little guidance on how to calculate the probability of the DNA evidence given some basic hypotheses, the formulae were derived and are presented herein. These approaches could provide guidance for similar situations if they arise.
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Metadata
Title
Paternity calculations in a di-spermy case
Authors
Bruce Budowle
Christina Capt
Ranajit Chakraborty
Jianye Ge
Publication date
01-03-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
International Journal of Legal Medicine / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0937-9827
Electronic ISSN: 1437-1596
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-016-1463-8

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