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Efficiency of Genetic Systems for Diagnosis of Twin Zygosity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2025

Steve Selvin
Steve Selvin*
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical and Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
*
Department of Biomedical and Environmental Health Sciences, Earl Warren Hall, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA

Abstract

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A definition of efficiency is presented to aid a researcher in the choice of the genetic systems for the diagnosis of twin zygosity. An expression is given that produces a numeric value that indicates which systems do the most effective job of discriminating DZ twins from a sample of twin pairs. This definition of efficiency is illustrated with eight blood groups commonly used in twin zygosity diagnosis.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , January 1977 , pp. 81 - 82
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1977

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