The value of using probabilities of gene origin to measure genetic variability in a population

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-23

  Boichard, D ^a   Maignel, L ^a,b   Verrier, E ^a,b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

cattle; effective number of founders; genetic variability; pedigree analysis; probability of gene origin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; POPULATION GENETICS; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0030899673     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:19970101     Document Type: Article

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