Probability of gene identity by descent: computation and applications.

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Probability of gene identity by descent: computation and applications.

Biometrics - 1 Mar 1994

Whittemore A S, Halpern J

Abstract excerpt

Two genes at a given locus are identical by descent (IBD) if both have been inherited from a common ancestor. We present an algorithm for computing the probabilities of all IBD relationships among the genes of pedigree members. We show how to use these probabilities to calculate the probability o...

Topics

Algorithms
Biometry
Female
Genetic Counseling
Genetic Linkage
Genotype
Humans
Male
Models, Genetic
Pedigree
Phenotype
Probability

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