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The reference highlight for reference 120 (Hagelberg, E., Gray, I.C. & Jeffreys, A.J. Identification of the skeletal remains of a murder victim by DNA analysis. Nature 352, 427–429 (1991)) incorrectly read: β€œThe first analysis of bone samples to identify a murder victim, using mitochondrial DNA analysis.” This should have read: β€œThe first analysis of bone samples to identify a murder victim, using analysis of STRs.” Jobling and Gill apologize to the authors for this error.

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