A straightforward multiallelic significance test for the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium law

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 619-625

  Lauretto, Marcelo S ^a   Nakano, Fabio ^a   Faria Jr , Silvio R ^a   Pereira, Carlos A B ^a   Stern, Julio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

FBST; Hardy Weinberg equilibrium; Significance tests

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; GENE FREQUENCY; HARDY WEINBERG EQUILIBRIUM LAW; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; POPULATION GENETICS; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 69949096725     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572009000300028     Document Type: Article

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