Network algorithm for the exact test of Hardy-Weinberg proportion for multiple alleles

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 471-490

  Aoki, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allele frequencies; Conditional reference set; Exact tests; Hardy Weinberg; Multiple alleles; Network algorithm

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCES; GENES;

ALLELE FREQUENCY; COMPUTATIONAL FEASIBILITY; CONDITIONAL REFERENCE SET; CONTINGENCY TABLE; EXACT TESTS; HARDY-WEINBERG; MULTIPLE ALLELE; NETWORK ALGORITHMS; REFERENCE SET; TWO WAYS;

COMPUTATION THEORY;

EID: 0038007571     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200390026     Document Type: Article

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