On Fisher's exact test for detecting gametic disequilibrium between DNA polymorphisms

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-75

  Zapata, C ^a   Alvarez, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DROSOPHILA; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MARKER GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 0031041113     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-1809.1997.6110069.x     Document Type: Article

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