Chunk #71 — Methods — HAPGEN

Source: Designing genome-wide association studies: sample size, power, imputation, and the choice of genotyping chip.
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To mimic the effects of mutation the copying process may be imperfect: with probability k/(k+θ) the copy is exact, while with probability θ/(k+θ) a mutation will be applied to the copied haplotype. Specifically,