Long-term responses, changes in genetic variances and inbreeding depression from 122 generations of selection on increased litter size in mice

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 199-209

  Holt, M ^a,b   Meuwissen, T ^a   Vangen, O ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INBREEDING; LITTER SIZE; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; INBREEDING; LITTER SIZE; MICE; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 19944406126     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2005.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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