Gene effects on a quantitative trait: Two-locus epistatic effects measured at microsatellite markers and at estimated QTL

Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1654-1662

  Routman, Eric J ^a   Cheverud, James M ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistasis; Mouse; QTL; Quantitative genetics; Size

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030779657     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb01488.x     Document Type: Article

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