What is it about?
Phenotyping prediction can be a helpful tool to human identification in cases where STR profile do not identify the donor of such sample, with clues about the external appearance, as such skin, eyes and hair colors, age, baldness and so on.
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Why is it important?
In face of such difficulties using traditional STR markers protocols in some situations, various researches have allowed the use of genetic predictions of externally visible characteristics (EVCs) to be of assistance in police investigations, in both tracking suspects and identifying victims. Several advances in genetics appear to have identified potentially useful markers for the prediction of various physical characteristics.
Perspectives
I hope this article could help to introduce the issue about phenotype prediction to those whom is beggining in this area and could open some ethical discussion about it, since its use depends the legal system in each country.
Cintia Fridman
Universidade de São Paulo
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This page is a summary of: DNA phenotyping: current application in forensic science, Research and Reports in Forensic Medical Science, February 2019, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/rrfms.s164090.
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