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A note on the correct definition of additive deviation and dominance deviation
Author(s) -
WILSON S. R.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
annals of human genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1469-1809
pISSN - 0003-4800
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-1809.1980.tb00951.x
Subject(s) - dominance (genetics) , mathematics , standard deviation , statistics , value (mathematics) , absolute deviation , population , relative standard deviation , econometrics , biology , demography , biochemistry , sociology , gene , detection limit
Summary It is shown that care must be taken to use the correct form of the definitions of additive deviation (representative value) and of dominance deviation. These values may vary depending on the population to which the individual is taken to belong.