Potential gain from optimizing multigeneration selection on an identified quantitative trait locus

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2975-2990

  Dekkers, J C M ^a,b   Chakraborty, R ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 225C Kildee Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic markers; Optimization; Quantitative trait loci; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035751252     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.79122975x     Document Type: Article

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