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The estimation of gene frequencies from family records
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The estimation of gene frequencies from family records

I. Factors without dominance

  • D J Finney1 

Heredity volume 2, pages 199–218 (1948)Cite this article

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Finney, D. The estimation of gene frequencies from family records. Heredity 2, 199–218 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1948.11

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