Maximum likelihood estimation of the frequency of null alleles at microsatellite loci

被引：265

作者：

Kalinowski, Steven T. ^{[1
]}

Taper, Mark L. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Montana State Univ, Dept Ecol, Bozeman, MT 59717 USA

来源：

CONSERVATION GENETICS | 2006年 / 7卷 / 06期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

allele; estimation; frequency; microsatellite; null;

D O I：

10.1007/s10592-006-9134-9

中图分类号：

X176 [生物多样性保护];

学科分类号：

090705 ;

摘要：

We review three methods for estimating the frequency of null alleles at codominant loci (such as microsatellite loci) and present a new maximum likelihood approach. Computer simulations show that the maximum likelihood estimator has a smaller root mean squared error than previous estimators.

引用

页码：991 / 995

页数：5

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