logarithm of the odds score

logarithm of the odds score

[¦läg·ə‚rith·əm əvthē ′ädz ‚skȯr] (genetics) A measure of the likelihood that genes are linked, expressed as the logarithm of the odds that an observed data set from the families is due to linkage at a specific map distance rather than to independent assortment on nonlinked genes. Abbreviated LOD score.