Abstract
The influence of disequilibrium between loci on multilocus estimates of the selfing (or outcrossing) rate has been examined. In general, there is a negative bias in estimating the outcrossing rate when there is disequilibrium but under certain conditions, there may be a small positive bias. When attempting to estimate the extent of biparentai inbreeding using a comparison of the multilocus and single-locus estimates of outcrossing, the general negative bias caused by disequilibrium will result in an underdetection of biparentai inbreeding.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 343-347 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Heredity |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Genetics(clinical)