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Phenotypic assortative mating in segregation analysis.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1995
Hasstedt S J
Abstract excerpt
A model of phenotypic assortative mating was developed for application in segregation analysis. The model assumed a constant spouse correlation across the range of a quantitative trait or the liability to a discrete trait. Four traits were analyzed to evaluate: 1) the feasibility of applying likelihood analysis to pedigree data in order to distinguish between assortative mating and shared environmental effects as...
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