three locus model tor the determination of anencephaly and spina bifida is examined, and it is concluded that observed population incidences of these conditions do not fit the model. A consideration is presented of the relevance of such models to the aetiology of multifactorial disease.
The sex ratio in spina bifida
โ Scribed by J. Timson
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1969
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 265 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-6707
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