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A simple route to maximum-likelihood estimates of two-locus recombination fractions under inequality restrictions

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[MacDonald I. L. and Nkalashe P. 2015 A simple route to maximum-likelihood estimates of two-locus recombination fractions under inequality restrictions. J. Genet. 94, xx–xx]

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MACDONALD, I.L., NKALASHE, P. A simple route to maximum-likelihood estimates of two-locus recombination fractions under inequality restrictions. J Genet 94, 479–481 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-015-0536-7

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