MARKOV-PROCESSES FOR MODELING AND ANALYZING A NEW GENETIC-MAPPING METHOD

被引:35
作者
FEINGOLD, E [1 ]
机构
[1] STANFORD UNIV,STANFORD,CA 94305
关键词
MARKOV CHAIN; BOUNDARY-CROSSING PROBABILITY; POISSON APPROXIMATION;
D O I
10.2307/3214511
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
This paper describes a set of stochastic processes that is useful for modeling and analyzing a new genetic mapping method. Some of the processes are Markov chains, and some are best described as functions of Markov chains. The central issue is boundary-crossing probabilities, which correspond to p-values for the existence of genes for particular traits. The methods elaborated by Aldous (I 989) provide very accurate approximate p-values, as spot-checked against simulations.
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页码:766 / 779
页数:14
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