Estimation of additive and dominance variance components in finite polygenic models and complex pedigrees

Genetical Research

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-187

  Du, F X ^a   Hoeschele, I ^a   Gage Lahti, K M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOMINANT GENE; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PEDIGREE;

EID: 0032725870     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672399003948     Document Type: Article

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