Breeding values for identified quantitative trait loci under selection

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 31, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 421-436

  Dekkers, Jack C M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding values; Dominance; Marker assisted selection; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREEDING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SELECTION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

EID: 0033499740     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:19990501     Document Type: Article

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