Statistical analysis of genetic interactions

Genetics Research

Volumn 92, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 443-459

  Yi, Nengjun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEREDITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS MAPPING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, GENETIC; SOFTWARE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79957440192     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: 14695073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672310000595     Document Type: Article

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