lod score
noun
\ ˈläd-ˌskō(ə)r
, ˈlȯd-
, -ˌskȯ(ə)r\
, ˈlȯd-
, -ˌskȯ(ə)r\
Medical Definition of lod score
: a statistic that is used to detect genetic linkage and that is equal to the logarithm to base 10 of the ratio of the probability that the data in a linkage experiment would be obtained if the genetic loci under investigation were linked to the probability that the data would be obtained if the loci were not linked
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