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KOSAMBI1 proposed the formula as an approximate representation of the relation between the genetical map-length x of a segment and y the amount of recombination over that segment. As corollaries, we have for adjacent segments x1 and x2:
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OWEN, A. An Extension of Kosambi's Formula. Nature 168, 208–209 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168208a0
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