Chapter 15
The Significance of Non-Replication of Gene-Phenotype Associations
Carolyn Tucker Halpern,
Carolyn Tucker Halpern
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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Carolyn Tucker Halpern
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Kathryn E. Hood, Carolyn Tucker Halpern,
Gary Greenberg, Richard M. Lerner,
Carolyn Tucker Halpern
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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The Concept of Replication
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Reasons for Non-Replication from a Population Perspective
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Genome-Wide Association Studies and Implications for a Population View of Replication
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Non-Replication from a Probabilistic Epigenetic Perspective
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Implications of Probabilistic Epigenesis for Models of Replication
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Conclusion
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