However, it is important to realize that repeat unit size is not the only factor affecting the amount of stutter found at a particular locus. The bars indicate high and low percent stutter range observed for all alleles. The work presented here represents the culmination of an extensive search for ideal markers for DNA forensic analysis. The combined properties of high power of discrimination, few microvariants and low levels of stutter make the pentanucleotide STR loci described here ideal markers for forensic analysis. Efforts are currently in progress to incorporate the best pentanucleotide STR loci into STR multiplexes.
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