segregation analysis

seg·re·ga·tion a·nal·y·sis

in genetics, the enumeration of progeny according to distinct and mutually exclusive phenotypes; used as a test of a putative pattern of inheritance, for example, mendelian, dominant autosomal, epistatic, age-dependent.

seg·re·ga·tion a·nal·y·sis

(seg'rĕ-gā'shŭn ă-nal'i-sis) genetics The enumeration of progeny according to distinct and mutually exclusive phenotypes; used as a test of a putative pattern of inheritance (e.g., mendelian, dominant autosomal, epistatic, age dependent).