Consistency and central limit results for the maximum likelihood estimator in the Admixture Model

Carola Sophia Heinzel

Theoretical Population Biology, 2025, vol. 166, issue C, 70-79

Abstract: In the Admixture Model, the probability of an individual having a certain number of alleles at a specific marker depends on the allele frequencies in K ancestral populations and the fraction of the individual’s genome originating from these ancestral populations.

Keywords: Admixture Model; Central limit results; Maximum likelihood estimator; Consistency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2025.10.001

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