A Monte Carlo permutation test for random mating using genome sequences.

Testing for random mating of a population is important in population genetics, because deviations from randomness of mating may indicate inbreeding, population stratification, natural selection, or sampling bias. However, current methods use only observed numbers of genotypes and alleles, and do not...

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Main Authors: Ran Li, Minxian Wang, Li Jin, Yungang He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3734302?pdf=render