PedCheck: a program for identification of genotype incompatibilities in linkage analysis.

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PedCheck: a program for identification of genotype incompatibilities in linkage analysis.

American journal of human genetics - 1 Jul 1998

O'Connell J R, Weeks D E

Abstract excerpt

Prior to performance of linkage analysis, elimination of all Mendelian inconsistencies in the pedigree data is essential. Often, identification of erroneous genotypes by visual inspection can be very difficult and time consuming. In fact, sometimes the errors are not recognized until the stage of...

Topics

Algorithms
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Genetic Linkage
Genotype
Humans
Pedigree
Research Design
Software

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