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On determining the parental origins of homologous chromosomes
Author(s) -
CAROTHERS A. D.
Publication year - 1981
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.1469-1809.1981.tb00350.x
Subject(s) - homologous chromosome , genetics , biology , evolutionary biology , gene
SUMMARY Given sets of measurements on a pair of homologous chromosomes from an individual and both his/her parents, methods for estimating the probability that the individual has inherited any particular two of the four parental homologues are discussed and compared. A new method with several desirable properties is proposed.