Chunk #8 — Methods

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Linkage analysis merging replicate phenotypes: an application to three quantitative phenotypes in two African samples.

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where α is the global mean value of the trait, β is a vector representing the linear effect sizes of the covariates (x), γ is a vector representing the linear effect sizes of true (but unknown) causative genetic variants (g), and ε represents the sum of all other factors. Typically, we analyze:(2)