Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
lod score Pronunciation:
'läd-"skO(&)r, 'lod-, -"sko(&)r Function:
noun Etymology:
logarithmic
odds
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 geneticloci under investigation were linked to the probability that the data would be obtained if the loci were not linked
