Minimum sample size and optimal positioning of flanking markers in marker-assisted backcrossing for transfer of a target gene

Crop Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 967-975

  Frisch, Matthias ^a   Bohn, Martin ^a   Melchinger, Albrecht E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKCROSSING; GENOME; PLANT GENETICS;

EID: 0032766188     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1999.0011183X003900040003x     Document Type: Article

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