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EMPOP (ENBISI Mitochondrial Population Database)

The ENFSI-curated reference database of forensic-grade mtDNA haplotypes used to estimate the frequency of a given control-region profile in a specified population. All entries are Sanger-derived sequences subject to quality standards that include Phred score thresholds and manual review.

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Sanger Sequencing Chemistry and Modern Methods

Related terms

2',3'-dideoxynucleotide triphosphate (ddNTP)Big Dye Terminator (BDT) v3.1 Cycle sequencing Phred quality score rCRS (revised Cambridge Reference Sequence)Sequencing-by-synthesis (SBS)

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