On the precision of estimation of genetic distance

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 31, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 457-464

  Foulley, Jean Louis ^a   Hill, William G ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dirichlet; Estimation; Genetic distance; Precision

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DISTANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033512936     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:19990503     Document Type: Article

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