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Lewontin's D': a standalone construct

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Population genetics

linkage disequilibrium scaled by its maximum possible value given allele frequencies, so values range from minus one to one.

In population genetics, Lewontin's D' refers to linkage disequilibrium scaled by its maximum possible value given allele frequencies, so values range from minus one to one. This meaning comes from Lewontin (1964) in Genetics.[1]

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allele3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs linkage disequilibrium1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct linkage4 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Lewontin, R. C. (1964). The Interaction of Selection and Linkage. I. General Considerations; Heterotic Models. Genetics, 49(1), 49-67. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/49.1.49

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