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. 1981 Jul;33(4):519–530.

A simple method for testing two-locus models of inheritance

David A Greenberg
PMCID: PMC1685079  PMID: 7258186

Abstract

A graphic method for testing simple two-locus models of inheritance is developed. The model assumes two alleles at each locus where both loci exhibit dominant, both exhibit recessive, or one locus exhibits dominant and one locus exhibits recessive inheritance. Examples of applying the graphs using published data on three diseases are given.

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