Article
How to track and assess genotyping errors in population genetics studies.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2004
Bonin A, Bellemain E, Bronken Eidesen P, Pompanon F, Brochmann C, Taberlet P
Abstract excerpt
Genotyping errors occur when the genotype determined after molecular analysis does not correspond to the real genotype of the individual under consideration. Virtually every genetic data set includes some erroneous genotypes, but genotyping errors remain a taboo subject in population genetics, even though they might greatly bias the final conclusions, especially for studies based on individual identification....
Topics
- Animals
- Betula
- Genetics, Population
- Genotype
- Humans
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Rana temporaria
- Research Design
- Selection Bias
- Statistics as Topic