The hidden value of missing genotypes

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1995-1996

  Amos, William ^a  

^a Department of Zoology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic distance; Genotyping error; Human population; Microsatellite; Null alleles

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ERROR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NULL ALLELE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POPULATION GENETICS; ROBOTICS;

DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, GENETIC; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GROUPS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33749568312     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msl078     Document Type: Article

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