The uniqueness of mitochondrial and Y-STR alleles is expressed by what measure?

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The discriminatory capacity measures the ability of a genetic marker to distinguish between individuals in a population. Mitochondrial and Y-STR alleles have a high discriminatory capacity due to their unique inheritance patterns, as they are only passed down maternally or paternally, respectively. Matching probability is also a measure of how likely two individuals have the same genetic profile, but it is not specific to mitochondrial or Y-STR alleles. Recombination frequency and linkage to autosomal loci are not relevant to the uniqueness of mitochondrial and Y-STR alleles.

The Uniqueness of Mitochondrial and Y-STR Alleles Is Expressed by What