Linkage disequilibrium and its expectation in human populations

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-43

  Sved, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Composite d; Hapmap; LD mapping; Linkage disequilibrium; Linked identity by descent

Indexed keywords

DIPLOIDY; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; THEORETICAL STUDY;

GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MODELS, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 60849110590     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.12.1.35     Document Type: Review

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