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segregation analysis

(SEH-greh-GAY-shun uh-NA-lih-sis)

The process of fitting formal genetic models to data on expressed disease characteristics (phenotype) in biological family members in order to determine the most likely mode of inheritance for the trait or disease under study.

segregation analysis

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