Bayesian tests for random mating in polyploids.

Abstract excerpt

Hardy-Weinberg proportions (HWP) are often explored to evaluate the assumption of random mating. However, in autopolyploids, organisms with more than two sets of homologous chromosomes, HWP and random mating are different hypotheses that require different statistical testing approaches. Currently, the only available methods to test for random mating in autopolyploids (i) heavily rely on asymptotic approximations...

Topics

• Humans
• Gene Frequency
• Bayes Theorem
• Models, Genetic
• Probability
• Genotype
• Polyploidy