The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient is better suited for identification of DNA fingerprint profiles than band matching algorithms - PubMed (original) (raw)

Comparative Study

. 1993 Oct;14(10):967-72.

doi: 10.1002/elps.11501401154.

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Comparative Study

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

B G Häne et al. Electrophoresis. 1993 Oct.

Abstract

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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