Linkage Disequilibrium

Nonrandom association of linked genes. This is the tendency of the alleles of two separate but already linked loci to be found together more frequently than would be expected by chance alone.

Year introduced: 1990

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Tree Number(s): G05.348.500

MeSH Unique ID: D015810

Entry Terms:

• Disequilibrium, Linkage
• Disequilibriums, Linkage
• Linkage Disequilibriums

Previous Indexing:

• Linkage (1966-1989)

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Genetic Phenomena
Genetic Linkage
Linkage Disequilibrium