Problems with determination of noncommunicating classes for Monte Carlo Markov chain applications in pedigree analysis.

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Problems with determination of noncommunicating classes for Monte Carlo Markov chain applications in pedigree analysis.

Biometrics - 1 Jun 1998

Jensen C S, Sheehan N

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Exact calculations for probabilities on complex pedigrees are computationally intensive and very often infeasible. Markov chain Monte Carlo methods are frequently used to approximate probabilities and likelihoods of interest. However, when a locus with more than two alleles is considered, the und...

Topics

Algorithms
Alleles
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Markov Chains
Marriage
Models, Genetic
Models, Statistical
Monte Carlo Method
Pedigree

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