On the efficiency of marker-assisted introgression

Animal Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-68

  Visscher, P M ^a   Haley, C S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic markers; Introgression; Pigs; Selection

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033072809     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800050086     Document Type: Article

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