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The problem of obtaining a genetic map of a linkage group from pair-wise recombination data is considered. A non-parametric approach is proposed, that does not require the definition of a mapping function, computation of coefficients of coincidence, nor knowledge of map length or sex differences in recombination. An application to Bridges and Morgan's (1923) data on chromosome 3 of Drosophila melanogaster is presented.
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Lalouel, J. Linkage mapping from pair-wise recombination data. Heredity 38, 61–77 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1977.8
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