Genetic variance and covariance patterns for body weight and energy balance characters in an advanced intercross population of mice

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-173

  Leamy, Larry J ^a   Elo, Kari ^b,d   Nielsen, Merlyn K ^b   Van Vleck, L Dale ^c   Pomp, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Advanced intercross mice; Body weight; Genetic correlations; Heritability; Obesity

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; ENERGY BALANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY;

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; EATING; GENETICS; MOUSE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; THERMOREGULATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CROSSES, GENETIC; EATING; MICE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 14844282844     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2004042     Document Type: Article

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