DNA Mixture Simulator
This simulator shows how two or three DNA profiles behave when mixed, in both capillary electrophoresis (CE) and NGS. It helps users understand how peak heights shift, how stutter artifacts appear, and how minor alleles can become hidden or confused with noise, illustrating the real complexity of interpreting mixed profiles in forensic genetics.
True genotypes at CSF1PO
Contributor AHG02944
7, 8
Contributor BHG00097
12, 12
Contributor CNot selected
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Contributor AHG02944
%
Contributor BHG00097
%
Contributor CNone
%
AT (RFU)
ST (RFU)
Degradation k (per 100 bp)
Noise / Base (RFU)
Stutter level (×)
Capillary Electrophoresis Analysis (RFU)
Next-Generation Sequencing Analysis
Genotypes come from 1000 Genomes samples. The NGS sequences shown are representative haplotypes for each allele, not necessarily the exact sequence of this individual.
| Allele | Coverage (reads) | Repeat Sequence | Full Sequence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 254 | TCTA[2]TCTC[1]TCTA[4]ATCT[3]TCTA[2] | CTAAGTACTTCCTATCTATCTATCTCTCTATCTATCTATCTAATCTATCTATCTTCTATCTATGAAGGCAGTTACTGTTAATATCTTCATTTTACAGGTAGGAAAACTGAGACACAGGGTGGTTAGCAACCTGCTAGTCCTTGGCAGACTCAG |
| 8 | 196 | TCTA[7]TATA[1]ATCT[3] | CTTCCTATCTATCTATCTATCTATCTATCTATCTATATAATCTATCTATCTT |
| 12 | 76 | TCTA[8]CCTA[1]TCTA[3]ATCT[3]TCTA[2] | CTAAGTACTTCCTATCTATCTATCTATCTATCTATCTATCTATCTACCTATCTATCTATCTAATCTATCTATCTTCTATCTATGAAGGCAGTTACTGTTAATATCTTCATTTTACAGGTAGGAAAACTGAGACACAGGGTGGTTAGCAACCTGCTAGTCCTTGGCAGACTCAG |
| 12iso | 77 | TCTA[12]ATCT[3]TCTA[2] | CTGTGTCAGACCCTGTTCTAAGTACTTCCTATCTATCTATCTATCTATCTATCTATCTATCTATCTATCTATCTATCTAATCTATCTATCTTCTATCTATGAAGGCAGTTACTGTTAATATCTTCATTTTACAGGTAGGAAAACTGAGACACAGGGTGGTTAGCAACCTGCTAGTCCTTGGCAGACTCAG |