<genetics> Study aimed at establishing linkage between genes. Today linkage analysis serves as a way of gene-hunting and genetic testing. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the assessment of the linkage relationship between two loci by the examination of data in pedigrees. The classic concern is with estimating recombination fractions and (because of its elasticity, efficiency, and other optimal properties) the preferred method is maximum likelihood estimation. However, there are other more ...
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Linkage analysis: Study aimed at establishing linkage between genes. Today linkage analysis serves as a way of gene-hunting and genetic testing. Linkage is the tendency for genes and other genetic markers to be inherited together because of their location near one another on the same chromosome. A gene is a functional physical unit of heredity that...
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