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assignment

A method for assigning individuals to predefined categories, based on a suite of characters (e.g., multilocus genotype) measured for samples from each category (e.g., potential source populations).

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ASB Standard 216 Standard for Construction of Multilocus Databases. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2025. Source link
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