Mapping quantitative trait loci for ordinal traits using the generalized linear model in half-sib designs

Animal Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-255

  Yin, Zong Jun ^a,b   Zhang, Qin ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Generalized linear model; Maximum likelihood; Ordinal traits; QTL mapping; Threshold models

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847136726     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: 16273591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2006008     Document Type: Article

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