On the use of linear regression and maximum likelihood for QTL mapping in half-sib designs

Genetical Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-158

  Baret, P V ^a,b   Knott, S A ^a   Visscher, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC MODEL; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031647027     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672398003450     Document Type: Article

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