Comparison between some approximate maximum-likelihood methods for quantitative trait locus detection in progeny test designs

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 236-245

  Elsen, J M ^a   Knott, Sara ^b   Le Roy, P ^a   Haley, C S ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic marker; Likelihood ratio test; QTL; Segregation analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030841472     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050554     Document Type: Article

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