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Transmission ratio distortion: review of concept and implications for genetic association studies.
Human genetics - 1 Mar 2013
Huang Lam Opal, Labbe Aurélie, Infante-Rivard Claire
Abstract excerpt
Transmission ratio distortion (TRD) occurs when one of the two alleles from either parent is preferentially transmitted to the offspring. This leads to a statistical departure from the Mendelian law of inheritance, which states that each of the two parental alleles is transmitted to offspring with a probability of 0.5. A number of mechanisms are thought to induce TRD such as meiotic drive, gametic competition,...
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