Linkage equilibrium and disequilibrium in human population studies.

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Linkage equilibrium and disequilibrium in human population studies.

Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000

Mourant A E

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It is suggested that in such genetic systems as HLA, characterized by sets of alleles at several closely linked loci, the existence of a state of linkage disequilibrium in a population indicates that this population is the result of recent hybridization between two or more populations, which may...

Topics

Alleles
Gene Frequency
Genetic Linkage
Genetics, Population
HLA Antigens
Humans
MNSs Blood-Group System
Rh-Hr Blood-Group System
Selection, Genetic

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