A Scale-Corrected Comparison of Linkage Disequilibrium Levels between Genic and Non-Genic Regions.

The understanding of non-random association between loci, termed linkage disequilibrium (LD), plays a central role in genomic research. Since causal mutations are generally not included in genomic marker data, LD between those and available markers is essential for capturing the effects of causal lo...

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Main Authors: Swetlana Berger, Martin Schlather, Gustavo de los Campos, Steffen Weigend, Rudolf Preisinger, Malena Erbe, Henner Simianer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141216