Coefficient of Relatedness
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| English: Coefficient of relatedness, coefficient of relationship Czech: koeficient příbuznosti |
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Coefficient of relatedness refers to probability that two related individuals have inherited a particular allele of the single locus / gene from their common ancestor. The coefficient is calculated as follows
where n represents the number of steps in genealogy.
