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  • Forensic Genetics
  • Population Genetics
  • Molecular Biology

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  • Short tandem repeat (STR) markers are crucial in forensic science for individual identification.
  • Existing STR marker panels can provide redundant information due to allelic associations, particularly on the X chromosome.
  • Understanding allelic associations within Y-chromosomal STR (Y-STR) markers is essential for optimizing forensic analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify allelic associations among Y-STR markers in established forensic panels across different continental populations.
  • To develop and propose a novel sequential marker selection procedure that accounts for allelic associations.
  • To maximize the gain of independent information for enhanced forensic discrimination.

Main Methods:

  • Quantification of allelic association between Y-STR markers within established forensic panels.
  • Application of Shannon's equivocation for sequential marker selection.
  • Evaluation of the proposed method using three real-world forensic datasets.

Main Results:

  • Allelic associations were quantified for Y-STR markers across three continental groups.
  • The sequential marker selection procedure demonstrated superior performance over single-locus strategies.
  • The proposed method identified optimal marker sets, yielding maximal independent information gain.

Conclusions:

  • Established Y-STR marker panels show suboptimal performance due to allelic associations.
  • An equivocation-based approach is recommended for selecting future forensic Y-STR markers.
  • This strategy ensures maximally discriminatory marker sets with minimal redundancy and cost.