A Monte Carlo method for Bayesian analysis of linkage between single markers and quantitative trait loci. I. Methodology

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1161-1166

  Thaller, G ^a,b   Hoeschele, I ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bayesian method; Linkage analysis; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030443342     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00230141     Document Type: Article

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