Testing for kinship in a subdivided population.
The effect of population subdivision on the determination of kinship of any two persons is investigated in this paper. Expressions of the joint genotype probabilities and likelihood ratios on kinship testing are reported. Two real cases are analysed using the Hong Kong Chinese population data and the Spanish data. Various kinds of relationships are investigated for illustration.
Fung
Wing K
WK
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China. wingfung@hku.hk
Carracedo
Angel
A
Hu
Yue-Qing
YQ
D002648:Child; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods; D005190:Family; D005787:Gene Frequency; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005838:Genotype; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008297:Male; D008957:Models, Genetic; D010334:Paternity; D010375:Pedigree; D013030:Spain