X-STR linkage group

A cluster of X-STR loci that are physically linked on the X chromosome and transmitted as a haplotype block in females. Loci within a group are not statistically independent; correct X-STR kinship statistics must account for within-group linkage.

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Y-STR and X-STR Profiling for Lineage and Complex Pedigrees

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X-STR linkage group

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