Abstract
The relationship between marker heterozygosity and the power to detect linkage disequilibrium is examined through the analysis of an example and through a simulation study. The analysis suggests that, despite the penalties for multiple testing incurred with multiple alleles, greater heterozygosity results in greater power. The results of the simulation study are in accord with those of the analysis.
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