Performing the exact test of Hardy-Weinberg proportion for multiple alleles.

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Performing the exact test of Hardy-Weinberg proportion for multiple alleles.

Biometrics - 1 Jun 1992

Guo S W, Thompson E A

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The Hardy-Weinberg law plays an important role in the field of population genetics and often serves as a basis for genetic inference. Because of its importance, much attention has been devoted to tests of Hardy-Weinberg proportions (HWP) over the decades. It has long been recognized that large-sa...

Topics

Alleles
Gene Frequency
Genetics, Population
Mathematics
Models, Genetic
Monte Carlo Method
Phenotype

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