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Table 4 Average properties of human multiallelic and diallelic polymorphisms

From: Clinical applications of Genome Polymorphism Scans

PROPERTY	MULTIALLELIC	DIALLELIC
Number in human gene pool	10⁶	12 × 10⁶
Spacing	3000 bp	250 bp
Heterozygosity^a	75%	30%
Rare alleles^a	Yes	No

^a For the markers that would typically be used in Genome Polymorphism Scans.

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