Linkage disequilibrium in two-stage marker-assisted selection

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-110

  Schulman, N F ^b   De Vries, M J ^a   Dentine, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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EID: 0033464734     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0388.1999.00183.x     Document Type: Article

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