The Pearson product‐moment correlation coefficient is better suited for identification of DNA fingerprint profiles than band matching algorithms

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Summary

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, and identified cell line DNA profiles both by the Pearson product‐moment correlation coefficient and by band matching.

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Published
1993-01-01
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Keywords

Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, Correlation coefficient, Fingerprint (computing), Moment (physics), Matching (statistics)

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