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From phenotype to genotype: a Bayesian solution.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 May 2011
Denwood M J, Mather A E, Haydon D T, Matthews L, Mellor D J, Reid S W J
Abstract excerpt
The study of biological systems commonly depends on inferring the state of a 'hidden' variable, such as an underlying genotype, from that of an 'observed' variable, such as an expressed phenotype. However, this cannot be achieved using traditional quantitative methods when more than one genetic mechanism exists for a single observable phenotype. Using a novel latent class Bayesian model, it is possible to infer...
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