The value of prior information for detection of QTL affecting longitudinal traits: An example using Von Bertalanffy growth function

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-48

  Varona, L ^a   Gomez Raya L ^a   Rauw, W M ^a   Ovilo, C ^b   Clop, A ^c   Noguera, J L ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b INIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BODY WEIGHT; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 13844315974     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2004.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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