LOD score

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An LOD score is a statistical estimate of whether two loci are likely to lie near each other on a chromosome and are therefore likely to be inherited together. A LOD score of three or more is generally taken to indicate that the two loci are close.

Sources

http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm?key=LOD%20score