Transmission ratio distortion: Review of concept and implications for genetic association studies

Human Genetics

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 245-263

  Huang, Lam Opal ^a   Labbe, Aurélie ^a,b   Infante Rivard, Claire ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GAMETE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEGREGATION DISTORTION; SURVIVAL; TRANSMISSION RATIO DISTORTION; ZYGOTE; ANIMAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; INHERITANCE; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOUSE; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MICE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875613653     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: 14321203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-012-1257-0     Document Type: Article

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