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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 28.
Published in final edited form as: Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet. 2010;11:65–89. doi: 10.1146/annurev-genom-082509-141523

Table 1.

Whole-genome-wide mapping methods for gene discovery

Linkage Admixture Association Reference
Statistical power Low High Medium to high 49, 61
Number of SNPs Low < 1,000 Low 1,500–3,000 Very high >500,000 50
Resolution Low 20–30 cM Intermediate 1–10 cM High 1–10 cM 35, 36
Sensitivity to genetic heterogeneity Low Low to moderate High 81