Probabilities of orders in linkage calculations.

doi:10.1111/j.1469-1809.1990.tb00389.x

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Probabilities of orders in linkage calculations.

Annals of human genetics - 1 Oct 1990

Smith C A

Abstract excerpt

The present state of linkage estimation procedures is surveyed. When information on linkage between several loci on one chromosome is given in the form of lod scores or likelihoods, a method is developed for finding the probabilities of the different possible orders of the loci, and the distribut...

Topics

Female
Genetic Linkage
Genotype
Humans
Lod Score
Male
Monte Carlo Method

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