concordance

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Introduction

Agreement in the types of data that occur in natural pairs. For example, concordance of a trait in identical twins is the presence or absence of the trait in both individuals. Pairs need not be restricted to identical twins; other pairs (siblings, etc) may be used.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999