Bivariate Plots (Malecot LD Map)

The Bivariate Fits tab is shown below:

The Bivariate Fits tab contains the following elements:

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One Malecot map for each BY group.

The maps plot Linkage Disequilibrium Units (LDU) on the y-axis and physical distance on the x-axis. The plots increase monotonically. Flat regions correspond to blocks with high LD, whereas jumps indicate places where LD is low; that is, breaks between blocks.

The maps are created by fitting the Malecot model to sequential regions. Each parameter has a genetic interpretation. Refer to Maniatis et al. (2005) for additional details.