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identity by descent: a standalone construct

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Genetics

sharing of a chromosomal segment between individuals because both inherited it from a common ancestor.

In genetics, identity by descent refers to sharing of a chromosomal segment between individuals because both inherited it from a common ancestor. This meaning comes from Thompson (2013) in Genetics.[1]

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References

Thompson, E. A. (2013). Identity by Descent: Variation in Meiosis, Across Genomes, and in Populations. Genetics, 194(2), 301-326. https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.112.148825

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