Sparse inverse of covariance matrix of QTL effects with incomplete marker data

Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Thallman, R Mark ^a,c   Hanford, Kathryn J ^a   Kachman, Stephen D ^b   Van Vleck, L Dale ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c USMARC   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic relationships; Marker assisted selection; QTL mapping

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COVARIANCE; GAMETE; GENOTYPE; PEDIGREE; RANDOMIZATION; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC MODEL; MARKER GENE; MATING SYSTEM; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS MAPPING; SEXUAL SELECTION;

EID: 14644411848     PISSN: 15446115     EISSN: 15446115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1544-6115.1048     Document Type: Article

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